Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys

Roman Catholic diocese in Lithuania

Diocese of Panevėžys Dioecesis Panevezensis Vyskupija Panevėžio

Christ the King Cathedral, Panevėžys
Location
Country	Lithuania
Ecclesiastical province	Vilnius
Metropolitan	Vilnius
Statistics
Area	13,000 km² (5,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016) 381,000 314,000 (82.4%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Panevėžys Cathedral
Patron saint	St Casimir
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Linas Vodopjanovas, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gintaras Grušas
Bishops emeritus	Jonas Kauneckas Juozas Preikšas
Map
Location of Diocese of Panevėžys in Lithuania
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys (Latin: Panevezen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Panevėžys in the ecclesiastical province of Vilnius in Lithuania.^[1] It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia.^[2] The Christ the King Cathedral is the Bishop's Cathedral of the diocese since the declaration of Pope Pius XI in 1926.^[3]

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 (Apostolic Administrator 1973-07-06 – 1983-05-15)
- Bishop Kaziemiras Paltarokas (1926-04-05 – 1957-12-08)

References

^ "Apie vyskupiją". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Vyskupijos istorija". Paneveziovyskupija.lt (in Lithuanian). Panevėžio vyskupija. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "History of the Cathedral". Cathedral of Christ the King in Panevėžys. Retrieved 8 September 2021.