Rite Latin Rite Area 6,557 km² Country Lithuania | Pope Francis Phone +370 346 52208 Metropolitan archbishop Gintaras Grušas | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
170,000
137,800 (81.1%) Cathedral Kristaus Atsimainymo katedra
(Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ) Emeritus Bishops Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas Address Kęstučio g. 44, Kaišiadorys 56124, Lithuania Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys (Latin: Kaisiadorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Kaišiadorys in the Ecclesiastical Province of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on 4 April 1926 from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius.
Contents
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
Bishops
- Juozapas Kukta (5 April 1926 – 16 June 1942 Died)
- Teofilius Matulionis (9 January 1943 – 20 August 1962 Died)
- Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas (24 December 1991 – 11 February 2012 Retired)
- Jonas Ivanauskas (11 February 2012 – )
Apostolic administrators
Between 1982 and 1991, Kaišiadorys was led by Apostolic Administrators rather than bishops.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA