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James (Kostiuczuk) of Bialystok

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==Life==
His Grace was born on [[October 22]], 1966 in Narew, Poland. He finished studying at the Electric Technical School in Bialystok, after which he worked as an electrician. In 1987 he joined the brotherhood at the [[monastery]] in Suprasl, became a novice and was also tonsured to the [[minor orders]]. In the same year he began studies at the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]] in Siergijew Posad (Zagorsk)[[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]], where in 1992 received his Master's degree.
He was ordained to the [[deacon|diaconate]] by Archbishop [[Sawa (Hrycuniak) of Poland|Sawa]] in 1989. In 1993 he was ordained to the [[priest]]hood. In 1995 he began working at the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw. He was an assistant in the Chair of Dogmatic and Moral Theology. He has been fulfilling duties of spiritual protector of the Orthodox Fellowship of Ss. Cyril and Methodius since 1995. He was also a superior of the monastery of the Annunciation to Holy Lady Virgin Mary in Suprasl.
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