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Since November 2023, 34 parishes of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC) have been liquidated in Belarus, while six more are in the process of being dissolved. These figures, current as of November 13, 2026, are reported by Christian Vision.
The outlet identified a total of 40 cases in which Orthodox parishes have been liquidated or liquidation procedures initiated. The information was compiled using data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs (USR) and the Kartoteka service.
The highest number of cases was recorded in Hrodna region, where nine parishes have been liquidated. Seven cases each were identified in Brest, Minsk and Mahilou regions, and five each in Vitsyebsk and Homiel regions.
All six ongoing liquidation procedures concern parishes in Brest and Mahilou regions. Among them are parishes in the village of Tsiatseryna in Kruhlaye district and the village of Nesyata in Klichev district, Mahilou region. According to the USR, the Mahilou Regional Court issued rulings ordering their liquidation on July 26 and June 25, 2026, respectively. The register does not specify the reasons for the rulings.
Christian Vision has published the collected information in a public spreadsheet containing parish registration numbers, dates and links to the organizations’ registry records.
The authors stress that the figures cover only the cases they have identified. The data should not be considered comprehensive statistics on the liquidation of BOC parishes.