Orthodoxy in Belarus is as widespread as on our Russian soil. The Minsk diocese is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is located on the territory of Belarus.
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Resurrection Cathedral in the city of Borisov, Minsk region
The Minsk diocese was established on April 13, 1793
The Minsk diocese was established on April 13, 1793. The Minsk diocese united Orthodox parishes in lands that were annexed to Russia under the second partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and which were located on the borders of modern Belarus and Ukraine.
At the very beginning, the department of the ruling bishop was in Slutsk; it was moved only in 1795. However, only the 19th century church historian Stepan Runkevich reports this.
Soon the Minsk diocese accepted into its composition the regions that had ceded to Russia.
During the third division of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it eventually became larger than all the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was at the end of the 18th century that many millions of Uniates reunited with the Orthodox Church, which had a great impact on the number of parishes, clergy and parishioners.
In 1995, the Zhytomyr Vicariate was established. At the beginning of the 1950s, Metropolitan of Minsk became the only ruling bishop in the entire Belarusian SSR. The territory of the Minsk region covered almost the entire territory of the republic.
Archpastors
- Victor (Sadkovsky) (April 13, 1793 - May 13, 1796)
- Job (Potemkin) (May 13, 1796 - February 7, 1812)
- Seraphim (Glagolevsky) (February 7, 1812 - August 20, 1814)
- Daniil (Nattok-Mikhailovsky) (1814 - February 7, 1816) v/u, bishop. Mogilevsky
- Sschmch. John (Pommer) (? May - November 1912) v/u, bishop. Slutsky
- Melchizedek (Paevsky) (June 26 - ? 1919) v/u, ep. Slutsky
- Arseny (Smolenets) (July 13 - October 12, 1927) v/u, b. Rostovsky [14]
- Theodosius (Voshchansky) (? - 1933) high school bishop. Mogilevsky
- Leonty (Bondar) (September 19, 1960 - March 16, 1961) v/u, bishop. Bobruisk
In 1992, the borders of the Minsk diocese coincided with the borders of the Minsk region
Soon the Mogilev, Pinsk and Polotsk dioceses were separated from the Belarusian Minsk diocese. The formation of new dioceses took place in several stages. In 1992, the borders of the Minsk diocese coincided with the borders of the Minsk region.
On October 23, 2014, at a meeting of the Holy Synod, a decision was made to establish the Minsk Metropolis within the boundaries of the Minsk diocese.
October 23, 2014
on this day the decision was made to establish the Minsk Metropolis
Thus, the Borisov, Molodechno and Slutsk dioceses were separated from its composition. Each composition of these dioceses included its own parishes. This is how the territorial borders of the entire Minsk diocese began to be limited to the Minsk region.
Bishop and head of the Minsk Metropolis, Metropolitan Pavel. Photo: pbs.twimg.com
The established Minsk Metropolis began to cover the Minsk, Borisov, Molodechno and Slutsk dioceses. The Borisov diocese has its ruling bishop, Veniamin.
Archimandrite Pavel was elected bishop of the Molodechno diocese. Archimandrite Anthony, a cleric of the Minsk diocese, was elected Bishop of Slutsk and Soligorsk. Metropolitan Pavel, Patriarch and Exarch of All Belarus, was appointed bishop of the entire Minsk diocese and head of the Minsk metropolis.
Currently there is a portal of the Belarusian Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Pavel Minsky
There is also currently a portal of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, where you can find out all the Orthodox news. Orthodox websites in Belarus are now appearing everywhere, so you can find the official website of the Minsk diocese, the official website of the Novogrudok diocese, and also the official website of the Gomel diocese.
On the official websites you can find out the news of the Minsk diocese, as well as all the events that are currently happening. In the Minsk regional deanery section, you can see all the churches and monasteries that belong to the Minsk Metropolis.
Mass media
- newspapers:
- Tsarkounae slova
(
Church Word
), in Russian and Belarusian, Minsk - Resurrection
- Meeting
- Minsk Diocesan Gazette
- Pravaslaue
(
Orthodoxy
), brotherhood of the Vilna martyrs, Minsk
(
Zhirovitsky monastery
), in Russian and Belarusian, Zhirovitsky Assumption Monastery
, Channel 1 of the Belarusian Radio.
Currently, the Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky is His Eminence Pavel
Currently, the Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky is His Eminence Pavel. Vicar of the Minsk diocese, Bishop Ignatius of Borovlya.
Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky - His Eminence Pavel at a meeting of the clergy. Photo: cdn11.img.sputnik.by
It is also worth noting that on December 25, 2021, a meeting was held on the work done in 2021, and plans for 2021 were also discussed. On December 25, all the clergy from the entire Minsk Metropolis were gathered, where the most important works were discussed.
During the work of the Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, the Minsk Theological Seminary was opened. This was done by Metropolitan Philaret.
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| Secretary Minsk Diocesan Administration | Archpriest Nikolai Korzhich | 104 | +375 17 209 42 99 – reception |
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| Office Minsk diocese | Aleksina Elena Mikhailovna | 103 | +375 17 203 25 70 |
| Office Belarusian Exarchate | Kivalova-Stankevich Tamara Vladimirovna | 108 | +375 17 203 73 48 - tel. +375 17 200 11 19 - fax |
| Accounting Minsk diocese | — Kokhno Andrey Ivanovich - chief accountant — Sokur Irina Ivanovna — accountant | 101 | +375 17 200 71 75 |
| Press Secretary | Archpriest Sergius Lepin | 208 | +375 17 211 03 79 |
| Commissioner of the Belarusian Exarchate for Relations with the Media | Priest Evgeny Svidersky | 114 | +375 17 204 86 34 - tel. +375 17 203 44 95 - tel./fax +375 29 334 42 52 — welcome |
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| Editorial Board "Minsk Diocesan Gazette" | — Priest Evgeniy Svidersky – editor-in-chief — Troshkina Anna Stanislavovna — responsible. editor — Kuznetsova Tatyana Evgenievna — editor-stylist — Priest Sergius Movsesyan | 207 | +375 17 204 86 34 - tel./fax |
| Legal department | — Aleshko Andrey Ivanovich – head of legal services — Zanovskaya Olga Leonidovna – lawyer — Dadaka Dmitry Ivanovich – lawyer | 107 | +375 17 203 14 86 |
| Historical department | — Archpriest Theodore Krivonos — Sheikin Gennady Nikolaevich, coordinator of the Representative Office of the Central Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia under the Belarusian Exarchate" | 220004 Minsk, Rakovskaya, 26 2nd floor | +375 17 203 87 32 |
| Department for Architecture, Design and Construction | — Shukan Gennady Yuryevich — construction assistant, responsible for the construction of the Spiritual and Educational Center of the BOC — Shukan Nikolai Nikolaevich — Shepelkevich Vladimir Ivanovich | 109 | +375 17 226 77 40 |
| General Assistant | Tsirulnik Ivan Naumovich | 109 | +375 17 226 77 40 |
| Economic service of the Minsk diocese (provision service) | - Deacon Makariy Kovalev - housekeeper — Perchenko Ilya Yurievich | 115 | +375 17 203 44 95 - tel./fax |
| Library | — Evgeniy Ivanovich Sizonenko — head — Alexander Mikhailovich Letko — bibliographer — Ekaterina Sergeevna Smirnova — librarian | 220004 Minsk st. Rakovskaya, 26 2nd floor | +375 17 226 97 97 |
| Book and candle warehouse | — Natopta Tamara Nikolaevna — Alai Tatyana Antonovna | ground floor | +375 17 203 66 40 |
| Duty Minsk Diocesan Administration | — | — | +375 17 203 46 01 (24 hours a day) |
Diocesan departments
| Publishing department Publishing House of the Belarusian Exarchate | — Priest Evgeniy Labynko - leader — Grozov Vladimir Vsevolodovich — executive director | 220121 Minsk st. Pritytskogo, 65 Arrival of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” | +375 17 254 79 56 +375 17 254 79 57 +375 17 254 79 58 www.drukar.hram.by |
| Information Agency of the Belarusian Orthodox Church | Priest Alexander Yakutik | 220121 Minsk st. Pritytskogo, 65 Arrival of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” | +375 29 677 93 75 |
| Department of Education and Catechesis of the Minsk Diocese | Archpriest Alexander Shimbalev - leader | 220004 Minsk St. Cyril and Methodius, 3 | +375 29 760 47 00 |
| Synodal Pilgrimage Department Belarusian Orthodox Church | Archpriest Alexander Shiriton - leader | 220025 Minsk Kosmonavtov street, 24 Temple of the Optina Elders | +375 17 272 06 45 - tel. +375 17 272 11 96 - fax Working hours: from 9-00 to 17-00, closed on Sunday www.piligrim.by |
| Social Ministry Department Minsk diocese | — Priest Oleg Shulgin — Zenkevich Elena Evgenievna | 220121 Minsk st. Pritytskogo, 65 Arrival of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” | +375 17 253 15 49 Reception day: Friday 16.00 - 19.00 |
| Department of the Minsk Diocese for Cooperation with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus | Archpriest Sergiy Kuzmenkov | 220004 Minsk st. Rakovskaya, 4 St. Peter and Paul parish in Minsk | +375 17 206 44 11 |
| Department for interaction with the Committee for the Execution of Punishments under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus | Archpriest Vasily Litvinko | 220004 Minsk st. Kozlova, 11 St. Alexander Nevsky parish in Minsk | |
| Department for New Religious Movements | Martinovich Vladimir Aleksandrovich - director | 220004 Minsk, Kirill and Methodius St., 3 Cathedral House of the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk | +375 17 328 54 00 https://sobor.by/center.php Postal address: 220004 Minsk Osvobozhdeniye, 10 |
| Coordination center of the Belarusian Orthodox Church for combating drug addiction and alcoholism in honor of the holy martyr Boniface | Priest Dionysius Pyasetsky | 220037 Minsk, st. Mendeleeva, 4 Parish of the temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” | +375293132568 [email protected] |
| newspaper editoring "Church Word" | — Kharitonov Andrey Yurievich — editor-in-chief | 220004 Minsk st. Rakovskaya, 4 St. Peter and Paul parish in Minsk | +375 17 203 33 44 www.sppsobor.by |
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There are many great shrines on the territory of the Minsk Metropolitanate
It is also worth noting that the metropolis has its own shrines, for example, the cross of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, which was created in 1161 by order of the daughter of Prince Svyatoslav of Polotsk. The Minsk Icon of the Mother of God is also kept - this is one of the main shrines of Belarus, which is located in the Minsk Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
Cross of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk. Photo: nasledie-sluck.by
The Minsk diocese also has saints who became famous on this land, for example, the Holy Righteous Sophia, Princess of Slutsk, Hieromartyr Mitrofan, Bishop of Astrakhan and Tsarevsky, Hieromartyr Vladimir Hirasko, Hieromartyr John Archbishop of Paris and many others.
One of the main cathedrals of the city of Minsk, the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
One of the main cathedrals of the Minsk diocese is the Minsk Holy Spirit Cathedral. Everyone who comes to this area cannot help but turn their attention to this wonderful work of art.
The first information about this temple dates back to the beginning of the 15th century. It was first mentioned in many historical documents of the early 17th century. Initially it was a monastery in the name of the unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian.
Minsk Holy Spirit Cathedral. Photo: hranitel.club
Information about the existence of other monasteries and churches has also been preserved, for example, there was the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Church of the Ascension of the Savior, St. George and many others.
The history of this particular cathedral begins in 1633. Initially, this building was built and served as a temple for the Catholic Bernardine monastery. In 1741, the building was badly damaged by fire, which was the reason for its reconstruction. In 1858 the temple was moved to Nesvizh.
Nesvizh is one of the cities in the Minsk region.
Then in 1550 the temple was rebuilt more than once. In 1869, Archbishop Alexander allocated the necessary funds to bring the temple into better shape, and opened an Orthodox monastery on this site.
An amount of 13,000 rubles was allocated, half of which was used for repairs and installation of a new iconostasis. The opening of the temple took place on January 4, 1870. The library and many other properties were transferred to this place.
The lighting of the cathedral in honor of the Descent of the Holy Spirit took place on October 22, 1870
In 1870, in the month of May, it was ordered by the Holy Synod that the monastery founded in Minsk be called the Holy Spiritual Monastery. Its illumination in honor of the Descent of the Holy Spirit took place on October 22, 1870.
October 22, 1870
on this day the Church of the Holy Spirit in Minsk was consecrated
In November of the same year, the right side chapel of the temple was consecrated in the name of Saints Methodius and Cyril. The temple existed only until 1922. The cathedral was closed very often during the period of Soviet power, but believers were able to resume worship there.
This is how the Holy Spirit Cathedral, which belongs to the Minsk Metropolis, currently looks like
After the cathedral could be slightly prepared for services, Bishop Philotheus consecrated it. Soon after Minsk was liberated from the German occupation, the Soviet authorities closed one of the main churches of the city of Minsk, the Peter and Paul Cathedral. That is why the Holy Spirit Cathedral became the first cathedral church of the Minsk diocese.
After the cathedral was opened in 1942, it never closed again. In 1945, the miraculous Minsk icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary was transferred from the Peter and Paul Cathedral to this temple. Later, crosses were installed above the cathedral.
In 1950, the interior and exterior decoration of the temple was completed, and in 1968, a throne was installed in the southern part of the cathedral in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. In the northern part of the temple they placed a shrine with the relics of Righteous Sophia, Princess of Slutsk.
In 1961, the temple in honor of the Holy Spirit was given the status of a cathedral.
At the end of the 80s of the 20th century, the candidate of theological sciences, Evgeniy Grushevsky, served here, who became one of the best priests of the Minsk Cathedral. It was with his participation that the millennium of the baptism of Rus' took place.
On December 25, 1990, the first procession of the cross during the ten-year period of inactivity took place in Minsk, which went from the Holy Spirit Cathedral to the newly illuminated Church of Mary Magdalene. Particles of her relics were transferred there.
On May 21, 2019, the ark containing the right hand of the holy martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth and a particle of the relics of the martyr nun Barbara stayed in the church
Currently, the Holy Spirit Church is the cathedral Orthodox cathedral of the city of Minsk. Its iconostasis contains a number of valuable icons of the Moscow academic school. On one of these rows there is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God, which was found in 1500.
Church and public organizations
- Brotherhood of the Archangel Michael, Minsk
- Brotherhood in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Minsk
- Brotherhood of medical students and doctors in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Minsk
- Brotherhood of Doctors in the Name of the Great Martyr Panteleimon, Minsk
- Brotherhood in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Slutsk
- sisterhood in the name of the holy righteous princess Sofia Slutskaya, Minsk
- Sisterhood in the name of St. Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles, Minsk
- Sisterhood in the name of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga, Minsk
- sisterhood in honor of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
- sisterhood in the name of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Minsk
- sisterhood in the name of the Venerable Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth, pos. New items from Minsk region
- sisterhood in the name of the Venerable Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Minsk
- Sisterhood in the name of the Holy Martyrs Elizabeth and Barbara, Minsk
- Sisterhood in the name of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, Minsk
- sisterhood in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost”, Minsk
- sisterhood in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, Minsk
- sisterhood in the name of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, village. Ivenets, Volozhin district
- sisterhood in the name of Holy Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, Soligorsk
- sisterhood in honor of the Logoisk Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”, Logoisk
- sisterhood in the name of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, village. Kholopenichi Krupsky district
- sisterhood in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, village. Tarasovo Minsk region
- Union of Orthodox Sisterhoods, Minsk
- house of mercy, Minsk
- Center for Spiritual Enlightenment and Mercy, Minsk
- parish house of social ministry, village. Ivenets, Volozhin district
- Diaconal station of the Molodechno deanery, Molodechno
The Gomel diocese belongs to the Minsk Metropolis
Just as was said earlier, the Minsk Metropolis has other dioceses. One of them is the famous Gomel diocese. This is one of the dioceses that belongs to the Gomel region. It unites dean districts and monasteries in the eastern part. In its parish it has 149 parishes and 181 clergy.
The Church of the Archangel Michael belongs to the Gomel diocese of the Minsk Metropolis. Photo: sobory.ru
The Minsk Metropolis also owns the Borisov diocese
There is also a Borisov diocese. The diocese owns the administrative borders of Berezinsky, Borisovsky, Krupsky and other districts of the Minsk region of Belarus. It is also part of the Minsk Metropolis. This diocese was established in 2002.
The Diocese of Minsk is one of the famous dioceses in our time. The Orthodox Church is spreading throughout the regions of Belarus, which has a very good effect on its development. It is worth saying that it is not bad that the Russian Orthodox Church is located not only on the territory of Russia, but also on the territory of other regions, such as, for example, the Minsk region.
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Russian Orthodox Church
Part of the Minsk Metropolis of the Belarusian Exarchate
Established April 13, 1793
By the decision of the Holy Synod of October 23, 2014 (magazine No. 93), the Borisov, Molodechno and Slutsk dioceses were separated from the diocese. The Synod determined the territorial boundaries within the city of Minsk and the Minsk region of the Minsk region of the Republic of Belarus. The Minsk diocese is included in the Minsk Metropolis of the Belarusian Exarchate.
The Synod decided to have the title “Minsk and Zaslavsky” for the diocesan bishop.
Diocese today (as of March 2012)
Deaneries and deaneries
- Minsk City (39 parishes) - Archpriest Gennady Dzichkovsky
- I Minsk district (15 parishes) - Archpriest Boris Ptashinsky
- II Minsk district (13 parishes) - Archpriest Nikolai Mozgov
- III Minsk district (14 parishes) - Archpriest Boris Ptashinsky
- Berezinskoe (7 parishes) - priest Ilya Goncharuk
- Borisovskoe (20 parishes) - Archpriest Alexander Verbilo
- Vileyskoye (26 parishes) - Archpriest Simeon Matyukh
- Volozhinskoye (21 parish) - Archpriest Dimitry Ogievich
- Dzerzhinskoe (8 parishes) - Archpriest Boris Poltorzhitsky
- Kletskoye (16 parishes) - Archpriest Matthew Belous
- Kopylskoe (17 parishes) - Archpriest Sergius Charny
- Krupskoye (7 parishes) - Archpriest Viktor Orlov
- Logoiskoe (21 parish) - Archpriest Vladimir Zimnitsky
- Lyubanskoe (10 parishes) - priest Viktor Melnikov
- Molodechno (27 parishes) - Archpriest Alexander Trotsky
- Myadelskoe (9 parishes) - Archpriest Igor Shalukho
- Nesvizh (15 parishes) - Archpriest Alexander Danchenko
- Pukhovichskoe (19 parishes) - Archpriest Alexander Tselkov
- Slutskoe (15 parishes) - Archpriest Mikhail Veigo
- Smolevichi (15 parishes) - Archpriest Nikolai Tyutyunnikov
- Soligorskoe (13 parishes) - Archpriest Nikolai Rozov
- Starodorozhskoe (6 parishes) - Archpriest Igor Kruchko
- Stolbtsovskoe (19 parishes) - Archpriest Alexander Martinchik
- Uzdenskoe (5 parishes) - Archpriest Grigory Cherepennikov
- Chervenskoe (12 parishes) - Archpriest Valerian Bugaenko
Monasteries
- Svyato-Blagoveshchensky male 222227, Minsk region, Smolevichi district, village. Malye Lyady; tel. (+37517) 764-84-39 vicar - Bishop of Borisov Veniamin
women's:
- St. Elisabeth 223053, Minsk, st. Vygotsky, 2; tel.: (+37517) 289-01-59, 289-89-19; e-mail abbess - abbess Euphrosinia (Laptik)
- Svyato-Ksenievsky 222150, Minsk region, Borisov district, village. Baran, st. Shkolnaya, 14a; (+3751777) 77-24-94 abbess - abbess Vasilisa (Bear)
- St. John the Theologian 222219, Minsk region, Smolevichi district, village. Domashany, 2; tel. (+3751776) 6-11-21 abbess - abbess Solomiya (Ovchinnikova)
Number of parishes - 389; temples - 356.
Number of clerics :
- priests - 388;
- deacons - 51.
Diocesan media
- official diocesan website
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Minsk Holy Spirit Cathedral
Temple-monument in honor of All Saints in Minsk
House of Mercy of the Belarusian Exarchate with a temple in honor of the righteous Job the Long-Suffering in Minsk
