Archbishop Stefan was awarded the Order of the Belarusian Orthodox Churchtranslated

His Eminence Stefan, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, was awarded the Order of the Belarusian Orthodox Church of the Holy Righteous Princess Sophia of Slutsk.

The award was presented to the archpastor by His Eminence Benjamin, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, on October 15, 2026 at the Minsk Diocesan Administration within the framework of a meeting of the Synod of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

Archbishop Stefan was awarded the award in recognition of his hard work for the glory of the Belarusian Orthodox Church and in connection with his 60th birthday.