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Church in Belarus

Belarusian archbishop highlights growing priest shortage

Plans for a Belarusian center in Rome are on hold amid falling clergy numbers.

Luke Coppen
May 29, 2026
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The president of the Belarusian bishops’ conference said this week that the number of priests in the country is diminishing, making the provision of pastoral care increasingly challenging in the eastern region.

Archbishop Iosif Staneuski of Minsk-Mohilev, pictured on July 2, 2018, in Budslaw, Belarus. Credit: Paval Hadzinski Catholic Belarus Photo/wikime…

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