BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

13/11/2007

President Congratulates New Head Of Belarusian Catholics

At a ceremony in Minsk's Holy Virgin Cathedral on November 10, Roman Catholic Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz was named to head the Minsk-Mahilyou Archdiocese, Belarusian media reported. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Belarusian government and guests from the Vatican, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka congratulated Kondrusiewicz and described him as a "compatriot who enjoys well-deserved respect and authority among representatives of different faiths." Kondrusiewicz urged the Roman Catholic clergy and believers, as well as Belarusian intellectuals, to participate "in the spiritual revival of the homeland." Pope Benedict XVI appointed Kondrusiewicz to head the Minsk-Mahilyou Archdiocese in September. Kondrusiewicz previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Moscow Archdiocese. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/11/3-cee/cee-131107.asp