Metropolitan Iziaslav (Brutskiy)
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Metropolitan Iziaslav was the primate of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
.
Ivan Brutski was born in a wealthy farmer’s family in Belavusha (now Stolin Raion
in Brest Voblast
), West Belarus
. After annexation of West Belarus by the Soviet Union
in 1939, Brutski’s father was in 1940 exiled to Kazakhstan
.
In 1943 the young Ivan Brutski have been sent by the Nazis to Germany as an ostarbeiter. Having avoided repatriation in 1947, Ivan Brutski graduated from a gymnasium in Hannover. He then immigrated to Canada
and participated there in The local Belarusian social and life and in the parish life of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
.
In 1962, he immigrated to the U.S.
and became an active member in different political and religious organizations in Cleveland and Detroit.
As a member of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
and an active member of the community, he was delegated to the Church Council (Sabor) of this jurisdiction which took place in May 1972 in Highland Park
, New Jersey
.
In 1979, he was ordained to the diaconate and later that same year to the priesthood. He graduatedg from the St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1981. Then, by the hierarchs of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
he was consecrated to the rank of bishop
.
Shortly after that, he become archbishop
and in 1984, Archbishop Iziaslav was elevated to the rank of metropolitan and elected to be the Primate
of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
.
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which has sometimes abbreviated its name as the "B.A.O. Church" or the "BAOC," aspires to be the self-governing national church of an independent Belarus, but it has operated mostly in exile since its formation, and even some publications of the church...
.
Ivan Brutski was born in a wealthy farmer’s family in Belavusha (now Stolin Raion
Stolin Raion
The Stolin Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion, in the southeast of the Brest Voblast, in Belarus. It was established on January 15, 1940 with its administrative center in the city of Stolin. The region has a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people live in urban areas. ...
in Brest Voblast
Brest Voblast
Brest Voblast or Brest Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Brest.Important cities within the voblast' include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk.-Geography:...
), West Belarus
West Belarus
West Belarus is the name used in reference to the territory of modern Belarus which belonged to the Second Polish Republic between 1919 and 1939. The area of West Belarus was annexed into the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic following staged elections soon after the Nazi-Soviet Invasion of...
. After annexation of West Belarus by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1939, Brutski’s father was in 1940 exiled to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
.
In 1943 the young Ivan Brutski have been sent by the Nazis to Germany as an ostarbeiter. Having avoided repatriation in 1947, Ivan Brutski graduated from a gymnasium in Hannover. He then immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and participated there in The local Belarusian social and life and in the parish life of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which has sometimes abbreviated its name as the "B.A.O. Church" or the "BAOC," aspires to be the self-governing national church of an independent Belarus, but it has operated mostly in exile since its formation, and even some publications of the church...
.
In 1962, he immigrated to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and became an active member in different political and religious organizations in Cleveland and Detroit.
As a member of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which has sometimes abbreviated its name as the "B.A.O. Church" or the "BAOC," aspires to be the self-governing national church of an independent Belarus, but it has operated mostly in exile since its formation, and even some publications of the church...
and an active member of the community, he was delegated to the Church Council (Sabor) of this jurisdiction which took place in May 1972 in Highland Park
Highland Park, New Jersey
Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,982....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
In 1979, he was ordained to the diaconate and later that same year to the priesthood. He graduatedg from the St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1981. Then, by the hierarchs of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which has sometimes abbreviated its name as the "B.A.O. Church" or the "BAOC," aspires to be the self-governing national church of an independent Belarus, but it has operated mostly in exile since its formation, and even some publications of the church...
and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church is one of the three major Orthodox Churches in Ukraine. Close to ten percent of the Christian population claim to be members of the UAOC. The other Churches are the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kiev Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Russophile Orthodox...
he was consecrated to the rank of bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
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Shortly after that, he become archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
and in 1984, Archbishop Iziaslav was elevated to the rank of metropolitan and elected to be the Primate
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which has sometimes abbreviated its name as the "B.A.O. Church" or the "BAOC," aspires to be the self-governing national church of an independent Belarus, but it has operated mostly in exile since its formation, and even some publications of the church...
.