Protopresbyter John Kinchak, rector of the Church of Saint Paraskeva the Friday in the village of Chernavchitsy, Brest District, has departed to the Lord.translated
On July 15, 2026, Protopresbyter John Kinchak, rector of the Church of Saint Paraskeva the Friday in the village of Chernavchitsy, Brest District, departed to the Lord at the age of 64 following a sudden illness.
John Sergeyevich Kinchak was born on June 27, 1963, in the village of Svorin, Brest Region.
He served in the armed forces on conscript duty from 1981 to 1983.
In 1985, he graduated from the Pinsk Agricultural Technical School.
In 2004, he graduated from the Minsk Theological Seminary.
On July 31, 1994, in the Cathedral of the Venerable Simeon the Stylite in the city of Brest, he was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Constantine (Homich) of Brest and Kobrin; on August 2, 1994, he was ordained to the priesthood.
On July 30, 1994, he was appointed rector of the Church of the Savior and Transfiguration in the village of Khmelovo, Zhabinkovo District.
On August 14, 1994, he was relieved of his duties as rector of the Church of the Savior and Transfiguration in the village of Khmelovo, Zhabinkovo District, and appointed as a clergyman of the Church of Saint Paraskeva the Friday in the village of Chernavchitsy, Brest District.
On November 12, 1999, he was appointed rector of the Church of Saint Paraskeva the Friday in the village of Chernavchitsy, Brest District – now the parish of the Church of Saint Paraskeva the Friday.
