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is in
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, the second-largest city in Lithuania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and
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in a town of
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, in the region of
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.


History

Predecessor of the diocese was established according to directions from the
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on October 24, 1417, as the Diocese of
Samogitia Samogitia, often known by its Lithuanian language, Lithuanian name ''Žemaitija'' (Samogitian language, Samogitian: ''Žemaitėjė''; see Samogitia#Etymology and alternative names, below for alternative and historical names) is one of the five ...
(; ), with a see in
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as a
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of the
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, now Lithuania's other Metropolitan see. On June 9, 1920, it lost territory to the existing Diocese of Riga (in
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), while in the next year it gained territory from the persisting Diocese of Sejny (in
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). The
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, issued by
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, intended to structure the diocesan territories in accordance with the actual boundaries of Lithuanian Republic after the
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in 1918. Due to fact, that claimed Lithuanian capital city
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and the eastern parts of the country were seized by Polish troops in 1920 and annexed by
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in 1922, Kaunas became not only the
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but also was promoted by
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on April 4, 1926, into the
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Archdiocese of Kaunas, initially with as
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and
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in the new Lithuanian
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. The then
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was also elevated into a Metropolitan Archbishopric with its ecclesiastical province in Polish territory. It enjoyed a Papal Visit from
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in September 1993. On May 28, 1997, parts of the archdiocese have been ceded to the newly founded suffragan
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Province

Its
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comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following
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sees : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Šiauliai *
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*
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Episcopal ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Samogitia'' :''See List of bishops of Samogitia.'' * Matthias di Trakai (1417.10.23 – 1422.05.04), later Bishop of
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(1422.05.04 – death 1453.05.09) * Mikalojus Trakiškis (1423.08.06 – death 1434.03) * Petras da Leopoli (1434.09.20 – death 1435.09) * Jokūbas Vilnietis (1436.05.18 – death 1439.06.08) * Baltramiejus Pultuskietis (1440 – death 1453.10.26) * Jurgis Vilnietis (1453.12.19 – death 1464.02.25) * Motiejus Topolietis (1464.08.08 – death 1470.04.24) * Baltramiejus Svirenkavičius (1471.02.13 – death 1482) * Martynas di Samogizia (1483.02.21 – death 1492) * Martynas Lintfaras (Marcin Lintfari) (1492.10.08 – death 1515) * Mikalojus Radvila (
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) (1521.07.18 – death 1530.11.03) * Mikalojus Vizgaila (Mikołaj Wieżgajło) (1531.02.15 – death 1533.01.19) * Vaclovas Virbickis (Wacław Wierzbicki) (1534.04.13 – death 1555.07.18) * Jonas Domanovskis (Jan Domanowski) (1556.04.13 – death 1563.11) * Stanislovas Narkuskis (Stanisław Narkuski) (1564.06.21 – death 1564.09) * Viktorinas Virbickis (Wiktoryn Wierzbicki) (1565.06.08 – 1567.08.22), later Bishop of Łuck and Włodzimierz (Poland) (1567.08.22 – 1586) * Jurgis Petkūnas Petkevičius (Jerzy Pietkiewicz) (1567.11.14 – death 1574.07) * Merkelis Giedraitis (Melchior Giedroyć) (1576.01.16 – death 1609.04.06) * Mikalojus Pacas (Mikołaj Pac) (1610.03.29 – retired 1618.11.26), previously
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of
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&
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of Modon (1602.09.09 – 1610.03.29) * Stanislovas Kiška (
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) (1618.11.26 – death 1626.02.13) * Abraomas Voina (
Abraham Woyna Abraham Woyna (Wojna; ) (1569–1649) was a Roman Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop of Vilnius (1611–1626), bishop of Samogitia (1626–1631) and then bishop of Vilnius (1631–1649). His term in office was marked by the rise of Calvinism in ...
) (1626.07.20 – 1631.03.24), previously Titular Bishop of Modon (1611.05.25 – 1626.07.20) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1611.05.25 – 1626.07.20); later Bishop of Vilnius (1631.03.24 – death 1649.04.14) * Merkelis Elijaševičius Geišas (Melchior Elijaszewicz Geisz) (1631.06.11 – death 1633.01.28) * Jurgis Tiškevičius (
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz Jerzy Tyszkiewicz (; 1596–1656) was auxiliary bishop of Vilnius from 1627 to 1633, bishop of Samogitia from 1633 to 1649, and bishop of Vilnius from 1649 to 1656. Biography He was born in Vištytis to the prominent Lithuanian noble Tyszkiewic ...
) (1633.12.19 – 1649.12.09), previously Titular Bishop of Modon (1627.05.17 – 1633.12.19) & Auxiliary Bishop of
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(1627.05.17 – 1633.12.19); later Bishop of Vilnius (1649.12.09 – death 1656.01.17) * Petras Parčevskis ( Piotr Parczewski) (1649.12.09 – death 1658.12.06), previously Bishop of
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(Lithuania) (1636.09.01 – 1649.12.09) * Aleksandras Kazimieras Sapiega (
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) (1660.01.12 – 1667.07.18), previously Titular Bishop of Modon (1655.08.02 – 1660.01.12) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1655.08.02 – 1660.01.12); later Bishop of Vilnius (1667.07.18 – death 1671.05.22) * Kazimieras Pacas ( Kazimierz Pac) (1667.10.03 – death 1695), previously Bishop of
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(Lithuania) (1664.01.14 – 1667.10.03) * Jonas Jeronimas Krišpinas-Kiršenšteinas (Jan Hieronim Kryszpin-Kirszensztein) (1695.09.19 – death 1708.07.14), previously Titular Bishop of Martiria (1696.01.02 – 1706.01.25) & Auxiliary Bishop of
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(1696.01.02 – 1710.07.21) * Jonas Mikalojus Zgierskis (Jan Mikołaj Zgierski) (1710.07.21 – death 1713.12.06), previously Titular Bishop of Martiria (1696.01.02 – 1706.01.25) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1696.01.02 – 1710.07.21) and next Bishop of
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(Russia) (1706.01.25 – 1710.07.21) * Povilas Pranciškus Sapiega (Paweł Franciszek Sapieha),
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(1704.09.15 – 1711.12.23) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1704.09.15 – 1711.12.23), Bishop of
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(1763.08.22 – 1765.04.22) & Auxiliary Bishop of
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of Samogitia ( 790.12.041791.04.11 – 1802.05.13 & Titular Bishop of Orthosia (1791.04.11 – 1802.05.13) *''
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(1804.08.20 – 1838.07.17), Auxiliary Bishop of Samogitia (1804.08.20 – 1829.12) and
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of Samogitia (1829.12 – 1838.07.17, not formally succeeding)'' * Jonas Krizostomas Gintila (1844.08.07 – 1849.09.28 ''not possessed'') *
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(Maciej Kazimierz Wołonczewski) (1849.09.28 – death 1875.05.29) *''
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(1926.04.05 – death 1959.12.03), previously Titular Bishop of
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& Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (1919.03.10 – 1926.04.05) * ''Soviet era semi-vacancy'' (1959–1989) : After Archbishop of Kaunas
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left Kaunas with retreating German forces in 1944 into
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, the archdiocese was governed by the following capitular vicars and
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s, who experienced continuous restrictions and persecutions of Soviet authorities : **'' ? Stanislovas Jokūbauskis (1944–1947)'' **'' ? Juozapas Stankevičius (1947–1965)'' **'' Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas (Apostolic Administrator 1965.11.24 – 1979.05.28)'' **'' Liudvikas Povilonis (Apostolic Administrator 1979.05.28 – 1988.04.27)'' **'' Juozas Preikšas (Apostolic Administrator 1988.04.27 – 1989.03.10)'' *
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Vincentas Sladkevičius,
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(M.I.C.) (1989.03.10 – retired 1996.05.04), previously Titular Bishop of
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(1957.11.14 – 1988.06.28), Auxiliary Bishop of
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of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (1988.06.28 – death 2000.05.28) * Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius,
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(S.J.) (1996.05.04 – retired 2015.06.11), also President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (1999.11.03 – 2002.09.20), vice-president of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2002.09.20 – 2005.09.20), President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2005.09.20 – 2014.10.28); previously Titular Bishop of Turuda & Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (1991.05.08 – 1996.05.04); as emeritus, became
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of Sant'Angela Merici 10.05.2019 * Archbishop
Lionginas Virbalas Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. (born 6 July 1961) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of the Kaunas from 11 June 2015 until 1 March 2019. He was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys fr ...
, S.J. (2015 – retired 2019.03.01), also vice-president of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2014.10.28 – 2015.06.11); previously Bishop of
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(2013.06.06 – 2015.06.11) * Archbishop
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 ...
(2020.02.19 -), previously Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda) (2017.09.18 - 2020.02.19)


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