Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis
Roman Catholic diocese in Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Catholic diocese in Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Łomża, Poland.
Diocese of Vilkaviškis Dioecesis Vilkaviskensis Vilkaviškio vyskupija | |
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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 | Francis |
Bishop | Rimantas Norvila |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
Map | |
Location of Diocese of Vilkaviškis in Lithuania | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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