Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

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Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church initially belonged to the Polish Orthodox Church that was granted Autocephaly by Constantinople following the First World War. On July 23 , 1922 , at the Sobor in Minsk, the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Metropolia was resurrected. The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Belarus survived until 1938 when it was destroyed by the Bolsheviks .

The present Primate of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church is Metropolitan Iziaslav (Brutskiy) who resides in the USA.
Metropolitan Iziaslav (Brutskiy) was ordained to the episcopacy on February 22 , 1981 by Metropolitan Andrey , along with Metropolitan Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) and Archbishop Orest of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church . He succeed Metropolitan Andrey , who died in May of 1983 .
Metropolitan Iziaslav (Brutskiy) was elected Primate at the Third Sobor of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church abroad, in May, 1984 in Manchester , England .

SEE ALSO

Belarusian Greek Catholic Church

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Website of Belarusian A.O.Church (in Belarusian and English)