Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys

Diocese of Panevėžys

Dioecesis Panevezensis

Vyskupija Panevėžio
Christ the King Cathedral, Panevėžys
Location
CountryLithuania
Ecclesiastical provinceVilnius
MetropolitanVilnius
Statistics
Area13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 381,000
  • 314,000 (82.4%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralPanevėžys Cathedral
Patron saintSt Casimir
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopLinas Vodopjanovas, O.F.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopGintaras Grušas
Bishops emeritusJonas Kauneckas
Juozas Preikšas
Map
Location of Diocese of Panevėžys in Lithuania
Location of Diocese of Panevėžys in Lithuania
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys (Latin: Panevezen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Panevėžys in the ecclesiastical province of Vilnius in Lithuania.[1] It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia.[2] The Christ the King Cathedral is the Bishop's Cathedral of the diocese since the declaration of Pope Pius XI in 1926.[3]

Leadership

References

  1. ^ "Apie vyskupiją". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Vyskupijos istorija". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "History of the Cathedral". Cathedral of Christ the King in Panevėžys. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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