Uladyslau Ryzy-Ryski
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Uladyslau Ryzy-Ryski (April 26, 1925 – March 1, 1978) was a Belarusian socio-cultural and religious figure, and founder of the American World Patriarchates.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Uladyslau Ryzy-Ryski was born in the Vilna region of Belarus to Belarusian Catholic parents.[3]
In his adulthood, he was consecrated as bishop within a continuation to the American Orthodox Catholic Church,[4] and enthroned as archbishop of the Old Orthodox Catholic Patriarchate of America.[5] By 1972, Ryzy-Ryski was excommunicated from the American Orthodox Catholic Church by Walter Myron Propheta after having established the American World Patriarchates.[4][6]
During his leadership over the American World Patriarchates, the Peoples University of the Americas was founded in 1968.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Persson, Bertil (1990). Independent Bishops: An International Directory. Apogee Books. p. 354. ISBN 9781558883079.
Uladyslau Ryzy-Ryski was born on April 26, 1925, and became a Byelorussian priest [...] Ryzy-Ryski died on March 1, 1978 at the age of 53.
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2018-12-07). Religious Bodies in the U.S.: A Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-52353-4.
- ^ a b "Рыжы-Рыскі Ўладзіслаў · Slounik.org". slounik.org (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ a b Walker, James K. (2007-04-01). The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality: Includes Hundreds of Definitions of*Sects, cults, and Occult Organizations *Alternative Spiritual Beliefs *Christian Denominations *Leaders, Teachings, and Practices. Harvest House Publishers. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7369-2011-7.
- ^ Lewis, James R. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions. Prometheus Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-61592-738-8.
- ^ "Памёр беларус, які ўзначальваў Сусветны Амерыканскі Патрыярхат". Krynica. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2025-03-10.