Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis
| Diocese of Vilkaviškis Dioecesis Vilkaviskensis Vilkaviškio vyskupija | |
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Vilkaviškis Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaunas |
| Metropolitan | Kaunas |
| Statistics | |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2014) 339,241 331,154 (97.6%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Vilkaviškis Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Anthony of Padua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rimantas Norvila |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
| Map | |
| Location of Diocese of Vilkaviškis in Lithuania | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Kaunas
External links
References
- Back to citation Butterwick, Richard (2025). Lithuania: A History. Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780197840757. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis, official website