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Diocese of Vilkaviškis

Dioecesis Vilkaviskensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Rimantas Norvila, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 April 1926
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kaunas
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Lithuania
  • Square Kilometers: 6,280 (2,425 Square Miles)
  • Description: Aleksotas, Alytus, Lazdijai, Marijampolė, Šakiai, and Vilkaviškis
  • Official Web Site: https://vilkaviskiovyskupija.lt
  • Mailing Address: Vilkaviskio Vyskupijos Kurija, Kriauciuno 17, 68298 Marijampole, Lietuva
  • Telephone: (343)68.651

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 April 1926ErectedDiocese of Łomża (Bartninkens, Garliavens, Kalvariens, Mariampolense, Naumiestens, Panemunens, Prienens, Seiriens, Simnens, Vilkaviškens, and Šakens) Diocese of Vilkaviškis (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950350,000365,00095.9%101ap1951
1970127127094ap1971
1980111111094ap1981
1990351,4001141143,0821100ap1991
1999400,200443,00090.3%110131233,25311580103ap2000
2000400,200443,00090.3%10991183,3911180103ap2001
2001400,200443,00090.3%11281203,3351495103ap2002
2002400,200443,00090.3%11671233,2531394103ap2003
2003398,800442,90090.0%11381213,2951181103ap2004
2004382,400403,00094.9%11381213,1601093103ap2005
2010346,360354,50097.7%11871252,770893105ap2011
2014331,154339,24197.6%11751222,714686106ap2015
2017311,000319,12697.5%10961152,704875104ap2018
2020279,633303,56592.1%10351082,5894771104ap2021
2022276,356300,91791.8%10331062,6074451104ap2023

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

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