Yan Matusevich

Father Yan Matusevich (, 24 July 1946 – 2 September 1998) was a bi-ritualist Belarusian Catholic priest, and the first dean of the modern Belarusian Greek Catholic Church, "[which] revival [in the late 20th century] ... in Belarus and especially in Minsk began with him".

Early years Matusevich was born in the village of Komenka, Minsk Region, Soviet Belarus, into an Orthodox family with Uniate roots.

After high school, he studied at the Belarusian State Theatre and Art Institute, in the directing department. In 1972, he entered into the Orthodox Seminary in Smolensk. From 1974 to 1979, Matusevich worked in Smolensk, and then in the village of Markovo, Maladziečna District, in the Minsk region. In 1979, Matusevich joined the Catholic Church. For the next 11 years, he was rector of the Catholic parish in Barun.