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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys

Coordinates: 54°51′N 24°27′E / 54.850°N 24.450°E / 54.850; 24.450
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Diocese of Kaišiadorys

Dioecesis Kaisiadorensis

Vyskupija Kaišiadorių
Kaišiadorys Cathedral of Christ's Transfiguration
Location
Country Lithuania
Ecclesiastical provinceVilnius
MetropolitanVilnius
Statistics
Area6,557 km2 (2,532 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
118,000
100,000 (84.7%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralTransfiguration Cathedral
Patron saintSt Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJonas Ivanauskas
Metropolitan ArchbishopGintaras Grušas
Bishops emeritusJuozapas Matulaitis-Labukas
Map
Location of Diocese of Kaišiadorys in Lithuania
Location of Diocese of Kaišiadorys in Lithuania
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys (Latin: Kaisiadorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Kaišiadorys in the Ecclesiastical Province of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on 4 April 1926 from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius.

Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite)

Bishops

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  1. Juozapas Kukta (5 April 1926 – 16 June 1942 Died)
  2. Teofilius Matulionis (9 January 1943 – 20 August 1962 Died)
  3. Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas (24 December 1991 – 11 February 2012 Retired)
  4. Jonas Ivanauskas (11 February 2012 – )

Apostolic administrators

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Between 1982 and 1991, Kaišiadorys was led by Apostolic Administrators rather than bishops.

See also

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References

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54°51′N 24°27′E / 54.850°N 24.450°E / 54.850; 24.450