Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevežys

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys is a diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

located in the city of Panevėžys

Panevežys

Panevėžys see also other names, is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2008, it occupied 50 square kilometers with 113,653 inhabitants. The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys is the Cido Arena...

in the Ecclesiastical province

Ecclesiastical Province

An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...

of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia.

Leadership

Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

s of Panevėžys (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jonas Kauneckas (since 2002-01-05)
- Bishop Juozas Preikšas (1991-12-24 – 2002-01-05)
- Bishop Juozas Preikšas (Apostolic Administrator 1989-04-02 – 1991-12-24)
- Bishop Romualdas Krikšciunas
  Romualdas Krikščiūnas
  Romualdas Krikščiūnas was the apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys, Lithuania. He was ordained in 1954 and became bishop in 1966.-Notes:...
  
  (Apostolic Administrator 1973-07-06 – 1983-05-15)
- Bishop Kaziemiras Paltarokas (1926-04-05 – 1957-12-08)

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