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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Šiauliai
''Diocese of Šiauliai'' (Latin: ''Dioecesis Siauliensis'') is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Darius Trijonis (since 2024). 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 Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ... has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. The main pilgrimage place is Hill of Crosses. 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] |
Cathedral Of Saints Peter And Paul, Šiauliai
The Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral () also called Šiauliai Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral in Šiauliai, a city in northern Lithuania, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Šiauliai. History The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the seventeenth century, between 1617 and 1626, and is a significant example of the Renaissance and Mannerism. In 1880, lightning struck a tower, so it was necessary to make repairs. The most significant damage occurred after World War II. In 1944 the church was in a sorry state, but already during the Soviet era, the church was restored. Simultaneously with the creation of the Diocese of Siauliai on May 28, 1997, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul was elevated to the status of cathedral by Pope John Paul II. See also *Roman Catholicism in Lithuania *Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (other), Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral References {{DEFAULTSORT:Assumption of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kęstutis Kėvalas
Kęstutis Kėvalas (17 February 1972) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas since 2020. He has been a bishop since 2012, serving first as an auxiliary bishop of Kaunas from 2012 to 2017 and then as bishop of Telšiai from 2017 to 2020. In his role of archbishop, he is also the president of Caritas Lithuania. Biography Kęstutis Kėvalas was born in Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Republic of Lithuania), on 17 February 1972. He attended secondary school in Šančiai and music school in Kaunas. From 1990 to 1992 he studied radioelectronics at Kaunas University of Technology. From 1993 to 1997 he studied theology and philosophy at the Kaunas Priest Seminary. He continued his studies at the Seminary of St. Mary in Baltimore from 1997 to 2000, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in theology. On 29 June 2000, he was ordained at the Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul. He then returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Of Crosses
Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian language, 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 crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the November Uprising, 1831 Uprising. Over the generations, not only crosses and crucifixes, but statues of the Mary, the mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary, carvings of Lithuanian patriots and thousands of tiny effigy, effigies and rosary, rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006. It is List of Catholic pilgrimage sites in Lithuania, a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania. History Early history Over the generations, the place has come to signify the peaceful endurance of Lithuanian people despite the threats they faced throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Kaunas
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas () 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 (; ), with a see in Medininkai as a suffragan Diocese of the Archdiocese of Gniezno. 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 and became a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Mohilev (until 1926). 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led by the suffragan is called a suffragan diocese. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictional in their role. Suffragan bishops may be charged by a metropolitan to oversee a suffragan diocese and may be assigned to areas which do not have a cathedral. Catholic Church In the Catholic Church, a suffragan is a bishop who heads a diocese. His suffragan diocese, however, is part of a larger ecclesiastical province, nominally led by a metropolitan archbishop. The distinction between metropolitans and suffragans is of limited practical importance. Both are diocesan bishops possessing ordinary jurisdiction o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese
As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all Latin or Eastern churches, . ''Additional types, exclusively for the Eastern Churches, Ordinariate Use and Extraordinary Form'' Exempt Catholic Dioceses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenijus Bartulis
Eugenijus Bartulis (born 7 December 1949) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Šiauliai from 1997 to 2024. Biography Eugenijus Bartulis was born in Kaunas on 7 December 1949. He graduated from secondary school in Kaunas in 1968 and studied at the Kaunas Interdiocesan Seminary from 1971 to 1976. Bartulis was ordained a priest on 30 May 1976. From 1976 to 1986, Bartulis worked as a vicar in the parishes of Kelmė Kelmė (; ; Yiddish: קעלם) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, a historical region of Samogitia. It has a population of 8,206 and is the administrative center of the Kelmė District Municipality. Name Kelmė's name is likely derived from t ..., Radviliškis and Kaunas. From 1986 to 1989, he was pastor of the parishes of Deltuva and Bukonys. In 1989, he was appointed administrator of Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, Kaunas Cathedral. In 1990, he was named chancellor of the curia of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. He later became pastor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
