The following is a list of the bishops of Samogitia, who administered the Diocese of Samogitia (now a part of Lithuania) from 1417 to 1926.
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The seat of the diocese was in Varniai/Medininkai until 1864, when it was moved to Kaunas. It was promoted in 1926 as Archdiocese by Pope Pius XI with the new name of archdiocese of Kaunas. The first Samogitian Cathedral is now in the territory of Diocese of Telšiai.
| Bishops of Samogitia | |
|---|---|
| Matthias of Trakai | 1417–1422 |
| Mikołaj | 1422–1434 |
| Piotr | 1434–1435 |
| Jakub of Vilnius | 1436–1439 |
| Bartłomiej | 1439–1453 |
| Jerzy of Vilnius | 1453–1464 |
| Motiejus Topolietis | 1464–1470 |
| Baltramiejus Svirenkavičius | 1471–1482 |
| Martynas Žemaitis | 1483–1492 |
| Martynas Lintfaras | 1492–1515 |
| Mikołaj III Radziwiłł | 1515–1530 |
| Mikalojus Viežgaila | 1531–1533 |
| Vaclovas Virbickis | 1534–1555 |
| Jan Domanowski | 1556–1563 |
| Stanisław Narkuski | 1564–1564 |
| Wiktoryn Wierzbicki | 1565–1567 |
| Jurgis Petkūnas | 1567–1574 |
| Melchior Giedroyć | 1576–1609 |
| Mikołaj Pac | 1610–1618 |
| Stanisław Kiszka | 1618–1626 |
| Abraham Woyna | 1626–1631 |
| Merkelis Geišas | 1631–1633 |
| Jerzy Tyszkiewicz | 1633–1649 |
| Piotr Parczewski | 1649–1659 |
| Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha | 1660–1667 |
| Kazimierz Pac | 1667–1695 |
| Jan Hieronim Kryszpin-Kirszensztein | 1695–1708 |
| Jan Mikołaj Zgierski | 1710–1713 |
| Paweł Franciszek Sapieha | 1715 |
| Aleksander Gorajski | 1716–1735 |
| Józef Michał Karp | 1736–1739 |
| Antoni Dominik Tyszkiewicz | 1740–1762 |
| Jan Dominik Łopaciński | 1762–1778 |
| Jan Stefan Giedroyć | 1778–1802 |
| Józef Arnulf Giedroyć | 1802–1838 |
| Szymon Mikołaj Giedroyć | 1838–1844 |
| Motiejus Valančius | 1849–1875 |
| Aleksandras Beresnevičius | 1875–1883 |
| Mečislovas Leonardas Paliulionis | 1883–1908 |
| Gasparas Feliksas Cirtautas | 1910–1913 |
| Pranciškus Karevičius (Franciszek Karewicz) | 1914–1926 |
References
- Błaszczyk, Grzegorz. Diecezja żmudzka od XV do początku XVII wieku : ustrój—Wyd. 1. – Poznań : Wydaw. Naukowe UAM, 1993. – 369 p, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Seria Historia ; Nr. 180) ISBN 83-232-0585-X; ISSN 0554-8217
External links
- (in Lithuanian) Lietuvos dailės muziejaus Žemaičių vyskupai
- (in Lithuanian) Varniai muziejaus Žemaičių vyskupai Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Lithuanian) Varnių katedra Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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