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List Of Catholic Dioceses In Lithuania
{{short description, None The Catholic Church in Lithuania is currently entirely Latin and composed of * two ecclesiastical provinces, with a total of five suffragan dioceses. * the exempt military ordinariate. Episcopal Conference of Lithuania Exempt jurisdiction ''sui iuris'' * Military Ordinariate of Lithuania (Lietuvos kariuomenės ordinariatas) Ecclesiastical Province of Kaunas * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas **Diocese of Šiauliai ** Diocese of Telšiai **Diocese of Vilkaviškis Ecclesiastical Province of Vilnius * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius ** Diocese of Kaišiadorys ** Diocese of Panevėžys Defunct jurisdictions There are no titular sees. All Latin defunct jurisdictions have current successors, unlike the only Eastern Catholic diocesan see(s). The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius (Byzantine Rite, since 1809) was suppressed in 1828 and immediately replaced by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Žyrovyci, only to be suppressed again in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Ordinariate Of Lithuania
The Military Ordinariate of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos kariuomenės ordinariatas) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Lithuanian Armed Forces and their families. The military ordinaries have the rights and duties of a bishop and participate in the Lithuanian Bishops' Conferences. Establishment The relationship between Lithuania and the Holy See was regulated by the Concordat of 1927. The Vatican did not recognize the occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union in 1940 and the concordat remained in effect. After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, Lithuania reestablished official diplomatic relations with the Holy See and concluded three agreements on 5 May 2000. One of these agreements concerned pastoral services to members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and agreed on the establishment of the military ordinariate. This agreement was modelled after the agreeme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kaunas
The Archdiocese of Kaunas ( la, Archidioecesis Kaunensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lithuania. The episcopal see is in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and cathedral is Kaunas Cathedral Basilica; it is also home to a Minor Basilica in a town of Šiluva, in the region of Samogitia. History Predecessor of the diocese was established according to directions from the Council of Constance on October 24, 1417 as the Diocese of Samogitia ( pl, Żmudź; lt, Žemaitija), with a see in Medininkai. It was the second Catholic diocese in ethnic Lithuanian parts of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. On March 25, 1798 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Wigry. On July 3, 1848 it gained territory from the persisting then Diocese of Vilnius, now Lithuania's other Metropolitan see. On June 9, 1920 it lost territory to the existing Diocese of Riga (in Latvia), while in the next year i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Šiauliai
''Diocese of Šiauliai'' (Latin: ''Dioecesis Siauliensis'') is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Eugenijus Bartulis (since 1997). The diocese in present structure and territory was established on May 27, 1997. The diocese covers an area of , and is a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. In 2004 the diocese of Šiauliai had about 269,861 believers (79.7% of the population), 65 priests and 67 parishes. The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. The main pilgrimage place is Hill of Crosses Hill of Crosses ( Lithuanian: ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first cros .... References External links Official Web Site of Diocese of Šiauliai {{DEFAULTSORT:Siauliai Roman Catholic dioceses in Lithuania Culture of Š ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Telšiai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai ( la, Telsen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Kaunas, one of two in Lithuania. History The diocese was established on 4 April 1926 on territory split off from the Diocese of Samogitia. On 28 May 1997, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Šiauliai. On 24 December 1991, the Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda (Memel), which had been seceded from the Diocese of Ermland on 4 April 1926, and was repeatedly held in personal union by the Bishops already, was merged into the Telšiai Diocese.Cf"Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda / Territorialis Praelatura Klaipedensis" on''Catholic Hierarchy'' retrieved on 14 May 2011. Statistics As of 2014, the diocese pastorally served 564,000 Catholics (80.0% of 705,000 total) on in 79 parishes and 95 missions with 164 priests (148 diocesan, 16 religious), 50 lay religious (18 brothers, 32 sisters) and 20 seminarians studying at the Telši ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Vilkaviškis
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis ( la, Vilkavisken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Vilkaviškis in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Łomża, Poland. Special churches *Minor Basilicas: **''Šv. arkangelo Mykolo bazilika'' (Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel), Marijampolė. Leadership * Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...s of Vilkaviškis (Roman rite) ** Bishop Rimantas Norvila (since 2002.01.05) ** Bishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. (1991.12.24 – 2002.01.05) ** Bishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. (Apostolic Administrator 1988.04.27 – 1991.12.24) ** Archbishop Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. (Apostolic Administrator 1979.05.28 – 1988.04.27) ** Bishop Antanas Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Vilnius
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius ( la, Archidioecesis Vilnensis; lt, Vilniaus arkivyskupija) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania. Established as the Diocese of Vilnius in the 14th century, it was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on October 28, 1925. It has two suffragan sees of Kaišiadorys and Panevėžys. The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus in Vilnius; it also houses a minor basilica in Trakai. The current archbishop of Vilnius is Gintaras Grušas. He is assisted by auxiliary bishops Arūnas Poniškaitis and Darius Trijonis. History Establishment The Archdiocese owes its foundation to Jogaila, who Christened Lithuania in 1387 and sent Dobrogost, Bishop of Poznań as ambassador to the Pope Urban VI with a petition for the erection of an episcopal see at Vilnius and the appointment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kaišiadorys
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys ( la, 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. 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. * Vincentas Sladkevičius, MIC (15 July 1982 – 10 March 1989) * Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas Juozapas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Joseph. List of people named Juozapas * Juozapas Baka (1707–1780), late Baroque poet, Jesuit priest and missionary * Juozapas Kazimieras K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Panevėžys
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys ( la, 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 Romualdas Krikščiūnas (18 June 1930 in Kaunas, Lithuania – 2 November 2010) was the apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys ( la, Paneveze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titular See
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbishop" (intermediary rank) or "titular bishop" (lowest rank), which normally goes by the status conferred on the titular see. Titular sees are dioceses that no longer functionally exist, often because the territory was conquered by Muslims or because it is schismatic. The Greek–Turkish population exchange of 1923 also contributed to titular sees. The see of Maximianoupolis along with the town that shared its name was destroyed by the Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan in 1207; the town and the see were under the control of the Latin Empire, which took Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Parthenia, in north Africa, was abandoned and swallowed by desert sand. Catholic Church During the Muslim conquests of the Middle Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Catholic
The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ('' sui iuris'') particular churches of the Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope in Rome. Although they are distinct theologically, liturgically, and historically from the Latin Church, they are all in full communion with it and with each other. Eastern Catholics are a distinct minority within the Catholic Church; of the 1.3 billion Catholics in communion with the Pope, approximately 18 million are members of the eastern churches. The majority of the Eastern Catholic Churches are groups that, at different points in the past, used to belong to the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox churches, or the historic Church of the East; these churches had various schisms with the Catholic Church. The Eastern Catholics churches are communities of Eastern Christians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy Of Vilnius
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius (or Vilnius of the Ukrainians) and its successor Žyrovyci of the Ukrainians were the only eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in Lithuania of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (''sui iuris'', Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language), but short-lived (1809-1828-1833). History The bishopric was established in 1809 as Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius, on (then Russian-imperial) territory, not previously served by the particular church. It was suppressed in 1828, but immediately replaced by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Žyrovyci, to which its last incumbent was appointed, only to be suppressed again in 1833, without successor. Episcopal ordinaries (all Ukrainian Rite) Eparchs (Bishops) of Vilnius of the Ukrainians * Hryhorij Koxanovyc (Grzegorz Kochanowicz) (1809 – 1810), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1798.04.20 – 1807) succeeding as Eparch (Bishop) of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. The canonical hours are very long and complicated, lasting about eight hours (longer during Great Lent) but are abridged outside of large Monastery, monasteries. An iconostasis, a partition covered with icons, separates Sanctuary#Sanctuary as area around the altar, the area around the altar from the nave. The Sign of the cross#Eastern Orthodoxy, sign of the cross, accompanied by bowing, is made very frequently, e.g., more than a hundred times during the Divine Liturgy#Byzantine Rite, divine liturgy, and there is prominent veneration of icons, a general acceptance of the congregants freely moving within the church and interacting with each other, and distinctive traditions of liturgical chanting. Some traditional practices are falling out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
