Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys
Diocese of Kaišiadorys Dioecesis Kaisiadorensis Vyskupija Kaišiadorių | |
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Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ecclesiastical province | Vilnius |
Metropolitan | Vilnius |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,557 km2 (2,532 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2016) 118,000 100,000 (84.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Kristaus Atsimainymo katedra (Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jonas Ivanauskas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gintaras Grušas |
Bishops emeritus | Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas |
Map | |
Location of Diocese of Kaišiadorys in Lithuania | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys (Latin: Kaisiadorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Kaišiadorys in the Ecclesiastical Province of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on 4 April 1926 from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius.
Episcopal ordinaries[]
(all Roman Rite)
Bishops[]
- Juozapas Kukta (5 April 1926 – 16 June 1942 Died)
- Teofilius Matulionis (9 January 1943 – 20 August 1962 Died)
- Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas (24 December 1991 – 11 February 2012 Retired)
- Jonas Ivanauskas (11 February 2012 – )
Apostolic administrators[]
Between 1982 and 1991, Kaišiadorys was led by Apostolic Administrators rather than bishops.
- Vincentas Sladkevičius, MIC (15 July 1982 – 10 March 1989)
- Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas (10 March 1989 – 24 December 1991)
See also[]
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses of Lithuania
References[]
Coordinates: 54°51′N 24°27′E / 54.850°N 24.450°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Lithuania
- Christian organizations established in 1926
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Kaišiadorys
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- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs