Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

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Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Беларуская аўтакефальная праваслаўная царква
Parishes		9
Language	Belarusian
Headquarters	Cathedral of St. Cyril of Turau, New York City
Territory	Belarusian diaspora
Origin	1922
Recognition	Unrecognized
Separated from	Russian Orthodox Church
Official website	belacp.org

The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (

, it exists either underground or abroad.

The church separated from the

.

Following the German occupation of Byelorussia, the church was re-established on 30 August 1942; the effort was supported by the Belarusian Central Council and the Polish Orthodox Church. With the advance of the Red Army in 1944, BAPC leaders largely emigrated to Germany.

On 5 June 1948, bishops and members of the BAPC which had managed to escape from the Soviet Union met in

.

The church is currently based in Brooklyn, New York City and is mainly active within the Belarusian diaspora. It has ten parishes: three in the United States, three in Australia, one in Canada, one in the United Kingdom and, since 2010, one in Belarus; it also has a mission in the United States. It has been led by Metropolitan Sviataslaw (Login) since 2008.

Its activities in Belarus are strongly opposed by the

.

Primates

• 1922–1931 Melchizedek (Pajewski)
• 1931–1937 Filaret (Ramenski)
• 1942–1946 Panteleimon (Rozhnovsky) (as part of the
  Moscow Patriarchate
  )
  • Filafei (Narko), temporary
• 1946–1948
  Aleksandr (Inozemtsev)
  , temporary
• 1948–1971 Serhiy (Okhotenko)
• 1972–1983 Andrei (Kryt)
• 1984–2007
  Iziaslav (Brutskiy)
• 2008–present Sviataslaw (Login)

See also

• Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
• Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church

References

• Article on the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church by Ronald Roberson on the CNEWA web site

External links

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