{"id":174787,"date":"2026-02-08T20:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174787\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-oldest-catholic-priest-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174787\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 oldest Catholic priest dies at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/velikoselets_catholic_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/velikoselets_catholic_by.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/velikoselets_catholic_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/velikoselets_catholic_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/velikoselets_catholic_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/velikoselets_catholic_by-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 8, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus\u2019 oldest Roman Catholic priest, Kazimir Vialikasielec, died at Hrodna\u2019s cardiology center at the age of 80, the church reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vialikasielec, born in 1945, served in I\u0161klad\u017a, Baranavi\u010dy and Homiel, where he founded a new parish, headed the Pinsk Eparchy and served as apostolic administrator of the Minsk-Mahilo\u016d Eparchy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 8, Pozirk. 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