Archbishop Jakub  
    His Most Reverend Excellence JAKUB (Kostiuczuk), Bialystok and Gdansk Archbishop, was born on 22.10.1966 in Narew. He finished the Electric Technical School in Bialystok. Then he was working in Bialystok as an elektrician. In 1987 he took the habit at the Monastery in Suprasl, became a novice and obtained first ordination. In the same year he began studies at the Moscow Theological Academy in Siergijew Posad (Zagorsk), where in 1992 received the title of M.A. Next ordination he received from His Excellence Archbishop Sawa in 1989. In 1993 he took the Holy Orders. 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 St. St. Cyril and Methodius since 1995. He was also a superior of the monastery of the Annunciation to Holy Lady Virgin Mary in Suprasl. On the 11.05.1998 he obtained bishop orders together with the title of Bishop of Suprasl. On behalf of the Holy Council of Bishops of the Polish Orthodox Church His Excellence Bishop Jakub took spiritual care of orthodox youth. From August 1998 he is spiritual protector of the Fellowship of Orthodox Youth in Poland. The Holy Council of Bishops (30.03.1999) through the edict of His Eminence Metropolitan Sawa (31.03.1999) appointed him to the post of the Head of Bialystok-Gdansk Diocese. Ingress of bishop Jakub to Bialystok Cathedral took place on 22.05.1999. Since 16.06.2008, archbishop.