The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis (Latin: Vilkavisken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Vilkaviškis in the ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on 4 April 1926 from the Diocese of Sejny, which Pope Pius XII controversially split into two along the new countries' post-World War I border, the other being the Diocese of Łomża, Poland.[1]
Special churches
- Šv. arkangelo Mykolo bazilika (Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel), Marijampolė.
Leadership
- Bishop Antanas Karosas (1926.04.05 – 1947.07.07)
- Archbishop Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. (Apostolic Administrator 1979.05.28 – 1988.04.27)
- Bishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. (Apostolic Administrator 1988.04.27 – 1991.12.24)
- Bishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. (1991.12.24 – 2002.01.05)
- Bishop Rimantas Norvila (2002.01.05 – present)
References
- 1.Butterwick, Richard (2025). Lithuania: A History. Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780197840757. Retrieved 30 November 2025.