Diocese of Vilkaviškis Dioecesis Vilkaviskensis Vilkaviškio vyskupija | |
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Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaunas |
Metropolitan | Kaunas |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 339,241 331,154 (97.6%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Vilkaviškis Cathedral |
Patron saint | Anthony of Padua |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rimantas Norvila |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
Map | |
Location of Diocese of Vilkaviškis in Lithuania | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis ( Latin: Vilkavisken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Vilkaviškis in the ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on 4 April 1926 from the Diocese of Łomża, Poland.
54°39′N 23°2′E / 54.650°N 23.033°E
Diocese of Vilkaviškis Dioecesis Vilkaviskensis Vilkaviškio vyskupija | |
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Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaunas |
Metropolitan | Kaunas |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 339,241 331,154 (97.6%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Vilkaviškis Cathedral |
Patron saint | Anthony of Padua |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rimantas Norvila |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
Map | |
Location of Diocese of Vilkaviškis in Lithuania | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis ( Latin: Vilkavisken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Vilkaviškis in the ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on 4 April 1926 from the Diocese of Łomża, Poland.
54°39′N 23°2′E / 54.650°N 23.033°E