| Diocese of Panevėžys Dioecesis Panevezensis Vyskupija Panevėžio | |
|---|---|
 Christ the King Cathedral, Panevėžys | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vilnius |
| Metropolitan | Vilnius |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,000 km (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 381,000 314,000 (82.4%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Panevėžys Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St Casimir |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| 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 Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys (Latin: Panevezen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Panevėžys in the ecclesiastical province of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia. The Christ the King Cathedral is the Bishop's Cathedral of the diocese since the declaration of Pope Pius XI in 1926.
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)
References
- "Apie vyskupiją". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- "Vyskupijos istorija". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- "History of the Cathedral". Cathedral of Christ the King in Panevėžys. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
| Catholic dioceses in Lithuania | |
|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Vilnius | |
| Archdiocese of Kaunas | |
| Other | |
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