Diocese of Panevėžys
| Diocese of Panevėžys Dioecesis Panevezensis Vyskupija Panevėžio | |
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| Christ the King Cathedral, Panevėžys
Christ the King Cathedral, Panevėžys
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vilnius |
| Metropolitan | Vilnius |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2016) 381,000 314,000 (82.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Panevėžys Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St Casimir |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Linas Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gintaras Grušas |
| Bishops emeritus | Jonas Kauneckas Juozas Preikšas |
| Map | |
| Location of Diocese of Panevėžys in Lithuania | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The 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
- Bishops of Panevėžys (Latin Church)
- Bishop Linas Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. (elect)
- Bishop Lionginas Virbalas, SI (2013-08-10 – 2015-06-11)
- Bishop Jonas Kauneckas (2002-01-05 – 2013-06-06)
- Bishop Juozas Preikšas (1991-12-24 – 2002-01-05)
- Bishop Juozas Preikšas (Apostolic Administrator 1989-04-02 – 1991-12-24)
- Liudvikas Povilonis 1983–1984;
- Bishop Romualdas Krikščiūnas (Apostolic Administrator 1973-07-06 – 1983-05-15)
- Bishop Kaziemiras Paltarokas (1926-04-05 – 1957-12-08)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[4]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Vilnius
External links
References
- Back to citation "Apie vyskupiją". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- Back to citation "Vyskupijos istorija". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- Back to citation "History of the Cathedral". Cathedral of Christ the King in Panevėžys. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys, official website