At Mass, Minsk archbishop hands over archdiocese to administrator Jan 26, 2021 catholic news service Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk, Belarus, speaks to reporters at his cathedral after returning to Minsk Dec. 24, 2020. The archbishop has pledged to remain active in national life, after formally handing over administration of the archdiocese to a temporary successor following his return from regime-imposed exile. (Credit: CNS photo/Reuters.) Belarus's Catholic archbishop pledged to remain active in national life after handing over administration of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev to a temporary successor. Belarus’s Catholic archbishop pledged to remain active in national life after handing over administration of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev to a temporary successor.