Kazimierz Wielikosielec ( be, Казімір Вялікаселец, Kazimir Vialikaselets; born May 5, 1945) is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian prelate of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

and a Dominican. Since 1992, he has been the Vicar General and Dean of the Diocese of

Pinsk Pinsk ( be, Пі́нск; russian: Пи́нск ; Polish: Pińsk; ) is a city located in the Brest Region of Belarus, in the Polesia region, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk a ...

deanery in

Baranavichy Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Belarusian Latin alphabet, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of ...

, and since 1999 an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pinsk. In January 2021, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev. Vialikaselets was born in the village Staravolia, Pruzhany District. In 1981, he was admitted to the seminary in Riga. While studying at the seminary, he joined the Order of Dominican Fathers. After graduating from the seminary in 1984, Vialikaselets was ordained a priest by Cardinal

Julijans Vaivods Julijans Vaivods (18 August 1895 in Vārkava parish, Vārkava, Latgale, Vitebsk Governorate – 24 May 1990 in Riga, Soviet Union) was the Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga, Riga and of Roman Catholic Diocese of L ...

and was directed to his first parish of the Holy Trinity in Ishkaldz,

Brest Region Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative cent ...

. Because in those days lacked the priests, he also oversaw Catholic parishes in several neighbouring villages located in

Hrodna Region Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...

and

Minsk Region Minsk Region or Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts ( be, Мі́нская во́бласць, ''Minskaja voblasć'' ; russian: Минская о́бласть, ''Minskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, ...

. In addition to the pastoral ministry of Father Vialikaselets dealt with the reconstruction and renovation of temples. In 1992 he was appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Pinsk, while performing duties of dean of the Baranavichy Decanate and pastor of the Church of the Holy Cross in Baranavichy. On June 24, 1999, Kazimir Vialikaselets was consecrated

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

at the Cathedral of Pinsk by Cardinal Kazimir Sviontak. On January 3, 2020, Vialikasieliets was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev The Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev ( be, Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church covering the cities of Minsk and Mogilev in Belarus. It is a ...

following the resignation of Archbishop

Tadevush Kandrusevich Tadevuš Kandrusievič ( be, Тадэвуш Кандрусевіч; pl, Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz; born 3 January 1946) is a Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Archbishop of Minsk–M ...

.Archbishop who angered Minsk resigns after hitting age limit
- SwissInfo.ch, 3 January 2020

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