Belarusian Orthodox Church

## Ecclesiastical Structure

* Communion between Local Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church in Russia
		- Administration of the Exarchal Local Church in Belarus
* Ecumenical Council
	+ Local Council of Moskva
		- Episcopal Council of Moskva
			* Patriarchate of Moskva
				+ Supreme Church Council of Moskva
					- Patriarchal Exarchate of Minsk
						* Titular Metropolitanate of Minsk–Zaslavl'
			* Holy Synod of Moskva
				+ Supreme Church Council of Moskva
					- Holy Synod of Minsk
						* Episcopal Council of Minsk
							+ Eparchial Bishopric of Minsk–Zaslavl'
							+ Eparchial Bishopric of Borisov–Marina Gorka
							+ Eparchial Bishopric of Molodechno–Stolbtsi
							+ Eparchial Bishopric of Slutsk–Soligorsk
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Bobruysk–Bykhov
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Brest–Kobrin
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Gomel'–Zhlobin
							+ Vicar Bishopric of Svetlogorsk
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Grodno–Volkovysk
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Lida–Smorgon'
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Mogilov–Mstislavl'
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Novogrudok–Slonim
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Pinsk–Luninets
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Polotsk–Glubokoye
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Turov–Mozyr
						* Eparchial Bishopric of Vitebsk–Orsha

### **Former**

#### **Soviet Union**

##### Within Modern Canonical Territory During Second Autonomous Period

* Communion between Local Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church in Russia
		- Administration of the Autonomous Local Church in Belarus
		- Administration of the Autonomous Local Church in Ukraine
* Ecumenical Council
	+ Local Council of Moskva
		- Episcopal Council of Minsk
			* Primatial Metropolitanate of Minsk
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Minsk
					- Vicar Bishopric of Sluck
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Hrodna–Bielastok
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Mahiliou–Mscislau
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Navahrudak
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Smaliensk–Bransk
					- Vicar Bishopric of Roslaul
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Viciebsk–Polack
		- Patriarchal Exarchate of Kiyev
		- Local Council of Kyyiv
			* Holy Synod of Kyyiv
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Mozyr
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Zhytomyr—Luts'k
					- Vicar Bishopric of Pins'k

##### Within Modern Canonical Territory During First Autonomous Period

* Communion between Local Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church in Russia
		- Administration of the Autonomous Local Church in Belarus
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church in Poland
* Ecumenical Council
	+ Local Council of Moskva
		- Patriarchate of Moskva
			* Local Council of Minsk
				+ Primatial Metropolitanate of Minsk
					- Eparchial Bishopric of Minsk
						* Vicar Bishopric of Babrujsk
						* Vicar Bishopric of Mazyr
					- Eparchial Bishopric of Homiel
					- Eparchial Bishopric of Mahiliou
						* Vicar Bishopric of Mscislau
					- Eparchial Bishopric of Viciebsk–Polack
		- Holy Synod of Moskva
			* Eparchial Bishopric of Minsk–Turov
			* Eparchial Bishopric of Mogilov–Mstislavl'
				+ Vicar Bishopric of Gomel'
				+ Vicar Bishopric of Mstislavl'
			* Eparchial Bishopric of Polotsk–Vitebsk
	+ Episcopal Council of Warszawa
		- Primatial Metropolitanate of Warszawa
			* Diocesan Bishopric of Grodno–Wołkowysk
				+ Vicar Bishopric of Brasław
			* Diocesan Bishopric of Pińsk
			* Diocesan Bishopric of Wilno–Lida

#### **Russian Empire**

##### After Second Partition of Poland

* Ecumenical Council
	+ Governing Synod of Sankt Peterburg
		- Eparchial Bishopric of Minsk–Izyaslav–Bratslav—Slutsk
		- Eparchial Bishopric of Mogilov–Polotsk

##### Eve of 1686 Transfer

* Communion between Local Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church of Constantinople
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church in Russia
* Ecumenical Council
	+ Holy Synod of Konstantinoupole
		- Patriarchate of Konstantinoupole
			* Primatial Exarchate of Kioaba
				+ Eparchial Synod of Kioaba
					- Eparchial Bishopric of Mogileph–Mstsislabl–Orsa
				+ Eparchial Archbishopric of Polotsk–Bitebsk
	+ Governing Synod of Sankt Peterburg
		- Eparchial Bishopric of Mogilov–Mstislavl'–Orsha

#### **Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth**

##### Within Modern Canonical Territory

* Communion between Local Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church of Constantinople
* Ecumenical Council
	+ Holy Synod of Konstantinoupole
		- Patriarchate of Konstantinoupole
			* Eparchial Synod of Kioaba
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Bladimer–Berestia
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Tourob–Pinsk

#### **Grand Duchy of Lithuania**

* Communion between Local Churches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
	+ Administration of the Autocephalous Local Church of Constantinople
* Ecumenical Council
	+ Holy Synod of Konstantinoupole
		- Patriarchate of Konstantinoupole
			* Eparchial Synod of Nebogarda
				+ Eparchial Metropolitanate of Nebogarda
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Polotsk
				+ Eparchial Bishopric of Tourob–Pinsk

## History

* 1922.07.23: Established as the Autonomous Local Church in Belarus; Subordinated under the Russian Orthodox Church.
* 1927.06.24: Lost territory to the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church; Transferred territory to the Russian Orthodox Church.
* 1941.10.06: Restored as the Autonomous Local Church in Belarus; Subordinated under the Russian Orthodox Church.
* 1942.09.02: Lost territory to the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
* 1944.??.??: Transferred territory to the Russian Orthodox Church.
* 1989.10.11: Restored as the Exarchal Local Church in Belarus; Gained partial territory of the Russian Orthodox Church; Subordinated under the Russian Orthodox Church.