The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys ( la, Panevezen(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Panevėžys Panevėžys (; Latin: ''Panevezen''; pl, Poniewież; yi, פּאָנעװעזש, ''Ponevezh''; see also other names) is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2011, it occupied with 113,653 inhabitants. As defined by Eurostat, the population ...

in the

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Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urba ...

in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the

Diocese of Samogitia 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 mot ...

. The Christ the King Cathedral is the

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's Cathedral of the diocese since the declaration of

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in 1926.

Leadership

s of Panevėžys (

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) ** Bishop Linas Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. (elect) ** Bishop Lionginas Virbalas, SI (2013-08-10 – 2015-06-11) ** Bishop

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(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

External links

Diocese website

Roman Catholic dioceses in Lithuania Christian organizations established in 1926 Culture in Panevėžys Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub