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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas

March 17, 2024

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kaunensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lithuania. The episcopal see is in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and cathedral is Kaunas Cathedral Basilica; it is also home to a Minor Basilica in a town of Šiluva, in the region of Samogitia.

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kaunensis

Kauno Arkivyskupija Metropolitas
Kaunas Cathedral, the mother church of the Archdiocese
Location
Country Lithuania
Statistics
Area8,750 km2 (3,380 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
655,000
524,000 (80%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1417
(As Diocese of Žemaičiai)
4 April 1926
(As Archdiocese of Kaunas)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul
Patron saintJohn the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopKęstutis Kėvalas
SuffragansDiocese of Šiauliai, Diocese of Telšiai, Diocese of Vilkaviškis
Auxiliary BishopsAlgirdas Jurevičius (Apostolic Administrator)
Bishops emeritus
Map

Map of the Archdiocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

History edit

 
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai, cathedral of the Diocese of Samogitia until 1864

Predecessor of the diocese was established according to directions from the Council of Constance on October 24, 1417, as the Diocese of Samogitia (Polish: Żmudź; Lithuanian: Žemaitija), with a see in Medininkai. It was the second Catholic diocese in ethnic Lithuanian parts of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

On March 25, 1798, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Wigry. On July 3, 1848, it gained territory from the persisting then Diocese of Vilnius, now Lithuania's other Metropolitan see. On June 9, 1920, it lost territory to the existing Diocese of Riga (in Latvia), while in the next year it gained territory from the persisting Diocese of Sejny (in Poland).

The Apostolic constitution, issued by Pius XI, intended to structure the diocesan territories in accordance with the actual boundaries of Lithuanian Republic after the Declaration of Independence in 1918. Due to fact, that claimed Lithuanian capital city Vilnius and the eastern parts of the country were seized by Polish troops in 1920 and annexed by Poland in 1922, Kaunas became not only the Temporary capital of Lithuania but also was promoted by Pope Pius XI on April 4, 1926, into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas, initially with as suffragan sees Vilkaviškis and Telšiai in the new Lithuanian ecclesiastical province. The then diocese of Vilnius was also elevated into a Metropolitan Archbishopric with its ecclesiastical province in Polish territory.

It enjoyed a Papal Visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1993. On May 28, 1997, parts of the archdiocese have been ceded to the newly founded suffragan Diocese of Šiauliai.

Province edit

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following suffragan sees :

Episcopal ordinaries edit

Suffragan Bishops of Samogitia
See List of bishops of Samogitia.
  • Matthias di Trakai (1417.10.23 – 1422.05.04), later Bishop of Vilnius (1422.05.04 – death 1453.05.09)
  • Mikalojus Trakiškis (1423.08.06 – death 1434.03)
  • Petras da Leopoli (1434.09.20 – death 1435.09)
  • Jokūbas Vilnietis (1436.05.18 – death 1439.06.08)
  • Baltramiejus Pultuskietis (1440 – death 1453.10.26)
  • Jurgis Vilnietis (1453.12.19 – death 1464.02.25)
  • Motiejus Topolietis (1464.08.08 – death 1470.04.24)
  • Baltramiejus Svirenkavičius (1471.02.13 – death 1482)
  • Martynas di Samogizia (1483.02.21 – death 1492)
  • Martynas Lintfaras (Marcin Lintfari) (1492.10.08 – death 1515)
  • Mikalojus Radvila (Mikołaj III Radziwiłł) (1521.07.18 – death 1530.11.03)
  • Mikalojus Vizgaila (Mikołaj Wieżgajło) (1531.02.15 – death 1533.01.19)
  • Vaclovas Virbickis (Wacław Wierzbicki) (1534.04.13 – death 1555.07.18)
  • Jonas Domanovskis (Jan Domanowski) (1556.04.13 – death 1563.11)
  • Stanislovas Narkuskis (Stanisław Narkuski) (1564.06.21 – death 1564.09)
  • Viktorinas Virbickis (Wiktoryn Wierzbicki) (1565.06.08 – 1567.08.22), later Bishop of Łuck and Włodzimierz (Poland) (1567.08.22 – 1586)
  • Jurgis Petkūnas Petkevičius (Jerzy Pietkiewicz) (1567.11.14 – death 1574.07)
  • Merkelis Giedraitis (Melchior Giedroyć) (1576.01.16 – death 1609.04.06)
  • Mikalojus Pacas (Mikołaj Pac) (1610.03.29 – retired 1618.11.26), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius & Titular Bishop of Modon (1602.09.09 – 1610.03.29)
  • Stanislovas Kiška (Stanisław Kiszka) (1618.11.26 – death 1626.02.13)
  • Abraomas Voina (Abraham Woyna) (1626.07.20 – 1631.03.24), previously Titular Bishop of Modon (1611.05.25 – 1626.07.20) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1611.05.25 – 1626.07.20); later Bishop of Vilnius (1631.03.24 – death 1649.04.14)
  • Merkelis Elijaševičius Geišas (Melchior Elijaszewicz Geisz) (1631.06.11 – death 1633.01.28)
  • Jurgis Tiškevičius (Jerzy Tyszkiewicz) (1633.12.19 – 1649.12.09), previously Titular Bishop of Modon (1627.05.17 – 1633.12.19) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1627.05.17 – 1633.12.19); later Bishop of Vilnius (1649.12.09 – death 1656.01.17)
  • Petras Parčevskis (Piotr Parczewski) (1649.12.09 – death 1658.12.06), previously Bishop of Smolensk (Lithuania) (1636.09.01 – 1649.12.09)
  • Aleksandras Kazimieras Sapiega (Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha) (1660.01.12 – 1667.07.18), previously Titular Bishop of Modon (1655.08.02 – 1660.01.12) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1655.08.02 – 1660.01.12); later Bishop of Vilnius (1667.07.18 – death 1671.05.22)
  • Kazimieras Pacas (Kazimierz Pac) (1667.10.03 – death 1695), previously Bishop of Smolensk (Lithuania) (1664.01.14 – 1667.10.03)
  • Jonas Jeronimas Krišpinas-Kiršenšteinas (Jan Hieronim Kryszpin-Kirszensztein) (1695.09.19 – death 1708.07.14), previously Titular Bishop of Martiria (1696.01.02 – 1706.01.25) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1696.01.02 – 1710.07.21)
  • Jonas Mikalojus Zgierskis (Jan Mikołaj Zgierski) (1710.07.21 – death 1713.12.06), previously Titular Bishop of Martiria (1696.01.02 – 1706.01.25) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1696.01.02 – 1710.07.21) and next Bishop of Smolensk (Russia) (1706.01.25 – 1710.07.21)
  • Povilas Pranciškus Sapiega (Paweł Franciszek Sapieha), Cistercians (O. Cist.) (1715.01.21 – death 1715.10.01)
  • Aleksandras Mikalojus Gorainis (Aleksander Mikołaj Horain) (1716.12.07 – death 1735.12.07), previously Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1704.09.15 – 1711.12.23) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1704.09.15 – 1711.12.23), Bishop of Smolensk (Russia) (1711.12.23 – 1716.12.07)
  • Juozapas Mykolas Karpis (Józef Michał Karp) (1736.11.19 – death 1739.12.10)
  • Antanas Tiškevičius (Antoni Dominik Tyszkiewicz) (1740.09.16 – death 1762.01.31), previously Titular Bishop of Mennith (1739.07.20 – 1740.09.16) & Auxiliary Bishop of Kijów–Czernihów (Poland) (1739.07.20 – 1740.09.16)
  • Dominykas Lopacinskis (Jan Dominik Łopaciński) (1762.04.19 – death 1778.01.11)
  • Bishop Jan Stefan Giedroyć (1778.03.30 – retired 1802.05.13), previously Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1763.08.22 – 1765.04.22) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1763.08.22 – 1765.04.22), Bishop of Inflanty (Latvia) (1765.04.22 – 1778.03.30)
 
Józef Arnulf Giedroyć, longest serving Bishop of Samogitia
  • Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis (Józef Arnulf Giedroyć) (1802.05.13 – death 1838.07.17), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Samogitia ([1790.12.04] 1791.04.11 – 1802.05.13 & Titular Bishop of Orthosia (1791.04.11 – 1802.05.13)
  • Apostolic Administrator Simonas Mikalojus Giedraitis (Szymon Michal Józef Arnold Giedroyć) (1838.07.17 – 1844.08.07), former Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1804.08.20 – 1838.07.17), Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia (1804.08.20 – 1829.12) and Coadjutor Bishop of Samogitia (1829.12 – 1838.07.17, not formally succeeding)
  • Jonas Krizostomas Gintila (1844.08.07 – 1849.09.28 not possessed)
  • Motiejus Valančius (Maciej Kazimierz Wołonczewski) (1849.09.28 – death 1875.05.29)
  • Apostolic Administrator Aleksandras Kazimieras Beresnevičius (Aleksander Kazimierz Bereśniewicz) (1875.05.30 – 1883.03.15), Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis (1858.09.27 – 1883.03.15), former Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia (1858.09.27 – 1875.05.30); later Bishop of Kujawy–Kalisz (Poland) (1883.03.15 – 1902.06.04)
  • Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis (Mieczysław Leonard Pallulon) (1883.03.15 – death 1908.05.02)
  • Gaspar Felicjan Cyrtowt (1910.04.07 – death 1913.09.20), previously Titular Bishop of Castoria (1897.07.21 – 1910.04.07) & Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia (1897.07.21 – 1910.04.07)
  • Pranciškus Karevičius, Marian Fathers (M.I.C.) (1914.02.27 – 1926.03.23), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis (1926.03.23 – 1945.05.30)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kaunas
 
Kęstutis Kėvalas, Archbishop since 2020
  • Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius, Society of Jesus (S.J.) (1996.05.04 – retired 2015.06.11), also President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (1999.11.03 – 2002.09.20), vice-president of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2002.09.20 – 2005.09.20), President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2005.09.20 – 2014.10.28); previously Titular Bishop of Turuda & Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (1991.05.08 – 1996.05.04); as emeritus, became Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angela Merici 10.05.2019
  • Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. (2015 – retired 2019.03.01), also vice-president of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2014.10.28 – 2015.06.11); previously Bishop of Panevėžys (2013.06.06 – 2015.06.11)
  • Archbishop Kęstutis Kėvalas (2020.02.19 -), previously Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda) (2017.09.18 - 2020.02.19)

References edit

  • Official site
  • Catholic Hierarchy

Source and External links edit

  • GCatholic.org with incumbent biography links

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas Latin Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kaunensis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lithuania The episcopal see is in Kaunas the second largest city in Lithuania The archdiocese s motherchurch and cathedral is Kaunas Cathedral Basilica it is also home to a Minor Basilica in a town of Siluva in the region of Samogitia Metropolitan Archdiocese of KaunasArchidioecesis Metropolitae KaunensisKauno Arkivyskupija MetropolitasKaunas Cathedral the mother church of the ArchdioceseLocationCountry LithuaniaStatisticsArea8 750 km2 3 380 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2016 655 000524 000 80 InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished1417 As Diocese of Zemaiciai 4 April 1926 As Archdiocese of Kaunas CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Peter and St PaulPatron saintJohn the BaptistCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMetropolitan ArchbishopKestutis KevalasSuffragansDiocese of Siauliai Diocese of Telsiai Diocese of VilkaviskisAuxiliary BishopsAlgirdas Jurevicius Apostolic Administrator Bishops emeritusSigitas TamkeviciusLionginas VirbalasMapMap of the ArchdioceseWebsiteWebsite of the Diocese Contents 1 History 2 Province 3 Episcopal ordinaries 4 References 5 Source and External linksHistory edit nbsp Church of St Peter and St Paul Varniai cathedral of the Diocese of Samogitia until 1864Predecessor of the diocese was established according to directions from the Council of Constance on October 24 1417 as the Diocese of Samogitia Polish Zmudz Lithuanian Zemaitija with a see in Medininkai It was the second Catholic diocese in ethnic Lithuanian parts of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania On March 25 1798 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Wigry On July 3 1848 it gained territory from the persisting then Diocese of Vilnius now Lithuania s other Metropolitan see On June 9 1920 it lost territory to the existing Diocese of Riga in Latvia while in the next year it gained territory from the persisting Diocese of Sejny in Poland The Apostolic constitution issued by Pius XI intended to structure the diocesan territories in accordance with the actual boundaries of Lithuanian Republic after the Declaration of Independence in 1918 Due to fact that claimed Lithuanian capital city Vilnius and the eastern parts of the country were seized by Polish troops in 1920 and annexed by Poland in 1922 Kaunas became not only the Temporary capital of Lithuania but also was promoted by Pope Pius XI on April 4 1926 into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas initially with as suffragan sees Vilkaviskis and Telsiai in the new Lithuanian ecclesiastical province The then diocese of Vilnius was also elevated into a Metropolitan Archbishopric with its ecclesiastical province in Polish territory It enjoyed a Papal Visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1993 On May 28 1997 parts of the archdiocese have been ceded to the newly founded suffragan Diocese of Siauliai Province editIts ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan s own archbishopric and the following suffragan sees Roman Catholic Diocese of Siauliai Roman Catholic Diocese of Telsiai Roman Catholic Diocese of VilkaviskisEpiscopal ordinaries editSuffragan Bishops of Samogitia See List of bishops of Samogitia Matthias di Trakai 1417 10 23 1422 05 04 later Bishop of Vilnius 1422 05 04 death 1453 05 09 Mikalojus Trakiskis 1423 08 06 death 1434 03 Petras da Leopoli 1434 09 20 death 1435 09 Jokubas Vilnietis 1436 05 18 death 1439 06 08 Baltramiejus Pultuskietis 1440 death 1453 10 26 Jurgis Vilnietis 1453 12 19 death 1464 02 25 Motiejus Topolietis 1464 08 08 death 1470 04 24 Baltramiejus Svirenkavicius 1471 02 13 death 1482 Martynas di Samogizia 1483 02 21 death 1492 Martynas Lintfaras Marcin Lintfari 1492 10 08 death 1515 Mikalojus Radvila Mikolaj III Radziwill 1521 07 18 death 1530 11 03 Mikalojus Vizgaila Mikolaj Wiezgajlo 1531 02 15 death 1533 01 19 Vaclovas Virbickis Waclaw Wierzbicki 1534 04 13 death 1555 07 18 Jonas Domanovskis Jan Domanowski 1556 04 13 death 1563 11 Stanislovas Narkuskis Stanislaw Narkuski 1564 06 21 death 1564 09 Viktorinas Virbickis Wiktoryn Wierzbicki 1565 06 08 1567 08 22 later Bishop of Luck and Wlodzimierz Poland 1567 08 22 1586 Jurgis Petkunas Petkevicius Jerzy Pietkiewicz 1567 11 14 death 1574 07 Merkelis Giedraitis Melchior Giedroyc 1576 01 16 death 1609 04 06 Mikalojus Pacas Mikolaj Pac 1610 03 29 retired 1618 11 26 previously Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius amp Titular Bishop of Modon 1602 09 09 1610 03 29 Stanislovas Kiska Stanislaw Kiszka 1618 11 26 death 1626 02 13 Abraomas Voina Abraham Woyna 1626 07 20 1631 03 24 previously Titular Bishop of Modon 1611 05 25 1626 07 20 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius Lithuania 1611 05 25 1626 07 20 later Bishop of Vilnius 1631 03 24 death 1649 04 14 Merkelis Elijasevicius Geisas Melchior Elijaszewicz Geisz 1631 06 11 death 1633 01 28 Jurgis Tiskevicius Jerzy Tyszkiewicz 1633 12 19 1649 12 09 previously Titular Bishop of Modon 1627 05 17 1633 12 19 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius 1627 05 17 1633 12 19 later Bishop of Vilnius 1649 12 09 death 1656 01 17 Petras Parcevskis Piotr Parczewski 1649 12 09 death 1658 12 06 previously Bishop of Smolensk Lithuania 1636 09 01 1649 12 09 Aleksandras Kazimieras Sapiega Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha 1660 01 12 1667 07 18 previously Titular Bishop of Modon 1655 08 02 1660 01 12 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius Lithuania 1655 08 02 1660 01 12 later Bishop of Vilnius 1667 07 18 death 1671 05 22 Kazimieras Pacas Kazimierz Pac 1667 10 03 death 1695 previously Bishop of Smolensk Lithuania 1664 01 14 1667 10 03 Jonas Jeronimas Krispinas Kirsensteinas Jan Hieronim Kryszpin Kirszensztein 1695 09 19 death 1708 07 14 previously Titular Bishop of Martiria 1696 01 02 1706 01 25 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius 1696 01 02 1710 07 21 Jonas Mikalojus Zgierskis Jan Mikolaj Zgierski 1710 07 21 death 1713 12 06 previously Titular Bishop of Martiria 1696 01 02 1706 01 25 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius Lithuania 1696 01 02 1710 07 21 and next Bishop of Smolensk Russia 1706 01 25 1710 07 21 Povilas Pranciskus Sapiega Pawel Franciszek Sapieha Cistercians O Cist 1715 01 21 death 1715 10 01 Aleksandras Mikalojus Gorainis Aleksander Mikolaj Horain 1716 12 07 death 1735 12 07 previously Titular Bishop of Tiberias 1704 09 15 1711 12 23 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius 1704 09 15 1711 12 23 Bishop of Smolensk Russia 1711 12 23 1716 12 07 Juozapas Mykolas Karpis Jozef Michal Karp 1736 11 19 death 1739 12 10 Antanas Tiskevicius Antoni Dominik Tyszkiewicz 1740 09 16 death 1762 01 31 previously Titular Bishop of Mennith 1739 07 20 1740 09 16 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Kijow Czernihow Poland 1739 07 20 1740 09 16 Dominykas Lopacinskis Jan Dominik Lopacinski 1762 04 19 death 1778 01 11 Bishop Jan Stefan Giedroyc 1778 03 30 retired 1802 05 13 previously Titular Bishop of Verinopolis 1763 08 22 1765 04 22 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius 1763 08 22 1765 04 22 Bishop of Inflanty Latvia 1765 04 22 1778 03 30 nbsp Jozef Arnulf Giedroyc longest serving Bishop of SamogitiaJuozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis Jozef Arnulf Giedroyc 1802 05 13 death 1838 07 17 succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Samogitia 1790 12 04 1791 04 11 1802 05 13 amp Titular Bishop of Orthosia 1791 04 11 1802 05 13 Apostolic Administrator Simonas Mikalojus Giedraitis Szymon Michal Jozef Arnold Giedroyc 1838 07 17 1844 08 07 former Titular Bishop of Adramyttium 1804 08 20 1838 07 17 Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia 1804 08 20 1829 12 and Coadjutor Bishop of Samogitia 1829 12 1838 07 17 not formally succeeding Jonas Krizostomas Gintila 1844 08 07 1849 09 28 not possessed Motiejus Valancius Maciej Kazimierz Wolonczewski 1849 09 28 death 1875 05 29 Apostolic Administrator Aleksandras Kazimieras Beresnevicius Aleksander Kazimierz Beresniewicz 1875 05 30 1883 03 15 Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis 1858 09 27 1883 03 15 former Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia 1858 09 27 1875 05 30 later Bishop of Kujawy Kalisz Poland 1883 03 15 1902 06 04 Mecislovas Leonardas Paliulionis Mieczyslaw Leonard Pallulon 1883 03 15 death 1908 05 02 Gaspar Felicjan Cyrtowt 1910 04 07 death 1913 09 20 previously Titular Bishop of Castoria 1897 07 21 1910 04 07 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia 1897 07 21 1910 04 07 Pranciskus Karevicius Marian Fathers M I C 1914 02 27 1926 03 23 emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis 1926 03 23 1945 05 30 Metropolitan Archbishops of KaunasArchbishop Juozapas Skvireckas 1926 04 05 death 1959 12 03 previously Titular Bishop of Ceramus amp Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas 1919 03 10 1926 04 05 Soviet era semi vacancy 1959 1989 After Archbishop of Kaunas Juozapas Skvireckas left Kaunas with retreating German forces in 1944 into exile the archdiocese was governed by the following capitular vicars and Apostolic administrators who experienced continuous restrictions and persecutions of Soviet authorities Stanislovas Jokubauskis 1944 1947 Juozapas Stankevicius 1947 1965 Juozapas Matulaitis Labukas Apostolic Administrator 1965 11 24 1979 05 28 Liudvikas Povilonis Apostolic Administrator 1979 05 28 1988 04 27 Juozas Preiksas Apostolic Administrator 1988 04 27 1989 03 10 Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevicius Congregation of Marian Fathers M I C 1989 03 10 retired 1996 05 04 previously Titular Bishop of Abora 1957 11 14 1988 06 28 Auxiliary Bishop of Kaisiadorys Lithuania 1957 11 14 1982 07 15 Apostolic Administrator of Kaisiadorys 1982 07 15 1989 03 10 also President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania 1988 1993 created Cardinal Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella 1988 06 28 death 2000 05 28 nbsp Kestutis Kevalas Archbishop since 2020Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius Society of Jesus S J 1996 05 04 retired 2015 06 11 also President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania 1999 11 03 2002 09 20 vice president of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania 2002 09 20 2005 09 20 President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania 2005 09 20 2014 10 28 previously Titular Bishop of Turuda amp Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas 1991 05 08 1996 05 04 as emeritus became Cardinal Priest of Sant Angela Merici 10 05 2019 Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas S J 2015 retired 2019 03 01 also vice president of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania 2014 10 28 2015 06 11 previously Bishop of Panevezys 2013 06 06 2015 06 11 Archbishop Kestutis Kevalas 2020 02 19 previously Bishop of Telsiai Klaipeda 2017 09 18 2020 02 19 References editOfficial site Catholic HierarchySource and External links editGCatholic org with incumbent biography links 54 54 N 23 53 E 54 900 N 23 883 E 54 900 23 883 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas amp oldid 1188701655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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