Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis

Diocese of Vilkaviškis Dioecesis Vilkaviskensis Vilkaviškio vyskupija
Vilkaviškis Cathedral
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

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.

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)

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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