Apostolic administration Belarus
Apostolic Administration of Belarus
Bielorussia pro fidelibus ritus byzantini
Byzantine tradition
Apostolic administration for faithful of the Byzantine rite in Belarus, erected by Pope Francis on 30 March 2023 and immediately subject to the Holy See. It serves the Belarusian Greek Catholic community of roughly 5,000 faithful in about 16 parishes. The first apostolic administrator is Archimandrite Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C., previously apostolic visitator for Greek Catholics in Belarus since 1993.
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- Established
- 2023
- Catholics
- 5,000
- Priests
- 16
Parishes and churches
19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Belynichi Icon of the Mother of God (Храм Белыницкой Иконы Божией Матери)MogilevView parish
- Christ the Saviour (Храм Христа Спасителя)VitebskView parish
- Christ, Lover of Mankind (Храм Христа Человеколюбца)MaladzyechnaView parish
- Holy Brothers Peter and Andrew the Apostles (Храм святых Братоў-Апосталаў Пятра і Андрэя)BrestView parish
- Holy Spirit (Храм Святого Духа)MinskView parish
- Holy Trinity (Храм Святой Троицы)SlonimView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima (Храм Матери Божией Фатимской)HrodnaView parish
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Храм Божией Матери Неустанной Помощи)MinskView parish
- Protection of the Holy Mother of God (Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы)OrshaView parish
- Protection of the Mother of God (Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы)Maryina HorkaView parish
- Resurrection of Christ (Храм Воскресения Христова)VitebskView parish
- St. Josaphat (Храм Святого Язафата)LidaView parish
- St. Joseph the Righteous (Храм Праведнага Язэпа)MinskView parish
- St. Kirill of Turov (Храм Святого Кирилы Туровского)PinskView parish
- St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Храм Святого Миколы Чудотворца)MinskView parish
- St. Paraskeva of the Balkans / St. Josaphat (Храм святой Параскевы Полацкай)PolatskView parish
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Храм Святых Ровноапостольных Кирилы И Мефодия)BaranovichiView parish
- Three Hierarchs (Храм Трех Святителей)GomelView parish
- Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God (Храм Жировичской Божией Матери)IvatsevichyView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Archimandrite Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C.
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History
Among the 23 Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular churches in full communion with the Holy See stands the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church, also called the Belarusian Byzantine Catholic Church. Within Belarus it carries forward the inheritance of the Union of Brest and the Ruthenian Uniate Church.