Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Exile’s Policy
Towards the Patriarchate of Constantinople after 1948
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Exile’s Policy
Towards the Patriarchate of Constantinople after 1948
Author(s): Jerzy GarbińskiSubject(s): Politics and religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Belarusian diaspora in the West; Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (BAOC) in exile; Patriarchate of Constantinople; Russian Foreign Orthodox Church; autocephaly; jurisdiction; canonical status;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the attempts of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church(BAOC) in exile to establish relations with the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the second halfof the 20th century. BAOC’s intentions and policy towards the Constantinople Patriarchate wereanalysed, which included the implementation of the following goals: 1) confirmation/recognition of the canonical status of the BAOC by the Patriarchate of Constantinople; 2) unification ofall Belarusian Orthodox parishes in the democratic West under the jurisdiction of BAOC; 3)overcoming the political division of the Belarusian diaspora in the West and reducing its role inthe functioning of parishes; 4) independence of the Belarusian Orthodox Church in exile fromthe influence of the Russian Foreign Orthodox Church
Journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska, sectio M – Balcaniensis et Carpathiensis
- Issue Year: 9/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 79-97
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
