The
Journal of Byelorussian Studies
Vol. II, No.
2
THE DIOCESE OF MINSK, ITS ORIGIN, EXTENT AND
HIERARCHY
by Bishop Sipovich
Those who
wish to study the history of Christianity in Byelorussia
should certainly pursue the history of the Orthodox
and Catholic churches, and to a lesser extent,
that of various groups of Protestants. One must
bear in mind that the Catholic Church in Byelorussia
followed and still follows two Rites: the Latin
and the Oriental-Byzantine. It is acceptable to call
the later by the name Uniate. In Byelorussia it dates
back to the Synod of Brest-Litousk in the year 1596.
But here we propose to deal exclusively with the Catholic
Church of the Latin Rite, and will further limit
ourselves to a small section of its history, namely
the foundation of the diocese in Minsk...
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