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Diocese of Kaišiadorys

Dioecesis Kaisiadorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jonas Ivanauskas, Bishop
  • Juozas Matulaitis, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 April 1926
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vilnius
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Lithuania
  • Square Kilometers: 6,557 (2,532 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://kaisiadoriuvyskupija.lt
  • Mailing Address: Vyskupijos Kurija, Kestucio 44, 56124 Kaisiadorys, Lietuva
  • Telephone: (346)53.950

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 April 1926ErectedArchdiocese of Vilnius (Giedraitens, Malėtens, Merkinens, Stakliškens, and Žaslens) Diocese of Kaišiadorys (erected)
24 December 1991Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kaišiadorys (from Kaunas)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950220,426228,02696.7%66ap1951
19707979065ap1971
19806969067ap1981
1990220,000226,00097.3%67673,28366ap1991
1999165,200191,20086.4%61612,7081468ap2000
2000164,200191,20085.9%58582,8311368ap2001
2001164,200191,20085.9%61612,6911768ap2002
2002163,300190,30085.8%59592,7671568ap2003
2003172,664192,93489.5%58582,9761168ap2004
2004168,000187,00089.8%59592,8471168ap2005
2006148,893186,00080.0%591602,48112368ap2007
2011140,400173,00081.2%60602,3402268ap2012
2013137,800170,00081.1%61612,2592068ap2014
2016100,000118,00084.7%56561,7851968ap2017
201997,900114,70085.4%52521,8822968ap2020
202185,30096,94088.0%48481,7772268ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 121, to Page 123
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 273, and Page 274

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