Conference of Catholic Bishops of Belarus is the collective body of the national church and the administration of the

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. It was established and approved on February 11, 1999. The first chairman was Cardinal

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Chairmen of the Conference

* Cardinal

(1999 to 2006) * Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz from 2006 to 2015 * Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz from 2015 to present

Composition

As of 2015, the conference consisted of: * Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Chairman * Bishop of

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Aleh Butkewitsch, deputy chairman * Assistant Bishop of Grodno Josif Staneuski, Secretary-General * Bishop of Grodno Aleksander Kaszkiewicz * Bishop of

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* Assistant Bishop of

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* Assistant Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev,

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* Assistant Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev,

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Structure

There are committees, councils and sections on various subjects and responsibilities including: * Pastoral center * Ecclesiastical court * Construction Bureau * Commission for the Family * Catechetical section * Translation of liturgical texts and official documents of the Commission of the Catholic Church of God Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments * Church music and worship God the Commission Discipline of the Sacraments * Media * Catholic Association for Communication SIGNIS-BELARUS.

Notes

;Further reading
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Catholic Church in Belarus Christian organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Belarus

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