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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.
External links
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