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Apostolic Nunciature To Belarus
The Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Belarus. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Representatives of the Holy See to Belarus ;Apostolic nuncios *Gabriel Montalvo Higuera (17 April 1993 – unknown) *Agostino Marchetto (18 May 1994 – 13 April 1996) *Dominik Hrušovský (13 April 1996 – 28 July 2001) *Ivan Jurkovič (28 July 2001 – 22 April 2004) * Martin Vidović (15 September 2004 – 2011) * Claudio Gugerotti (15 July 2011 – 13 November 2015) *Gábor Pintér (13 May 2016 – 12 November 2019) *Ante Jozić (21 May 2020 – present) See also * Foreign relations of the Holy See *List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Apostolic Nuncio To Belarus Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Респ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
