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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Vilnius | |||
14th Century | Erected | Diocese of Vilnius (erected) | |
1417 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vilnius | Diocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź) (erected) |
1655 | Suppressed | Diocese of Vilnius (suppressed) | Diocese of Curland |
17 November 1798 | Territory Added | Diocese of Inflanty (Livonia)-Pilten (suppressed) | Diocese of Vilnius |
1799 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vilnius | Diocese of Wigry (erected) |
Archdiocese of Vilnius | |||
28 October 1925 | Elevated | Diocese of Vilnius | Archdiocese of Vilnius |
4 April 1926 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Vilnius (Giedraitens, Malėtens, Merkinens, Stakliškens, and Žaslens) | Diocese of Kaišiadorys (erected) |
13 April 1991 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Łomża (7 parishes)
Diocese of Pinsk (4 parishes) Archdiocese of Vilnius (119 parishes) | Diocese of Grodno (erected) (Grodno) |
5 June 1991 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Vilnius | Diocese of Białystok (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Vilnius | ||||||||||||
1950 | 1,031,000 | 2,300,000 | 44.8% | 570 | 25 | 595 | 1,732 | 53 | 150 | 442 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 287,945 | 368,813 | 78.1% | 239 | 5 | 244 | 1,180 | 11 | 147 | 60 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 331,589 | 427,404 | 77.6% | 258 | 7 | 265 | 1,251 | 10 | 117 | 71 | ap1981 | |
1987 | 800,000 | .0% | 94 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 9 | 87 | ap1991 | |||
1999 | 600,000 | 845,500 | 71.0% | 104 | 35 | 139 | 4,316 | 1 | 40 | 221 | 89 | ap2000 |
2000 | 598,000 | 886,200 | 67.5% | 106 | 33 | 139 | 4,302 | 1 | 34 | 220 | 90 | ap2001 |
2001 | 502,400 | 867,200 | 57.9% | 114 | 39 | 153 | 3,283 | 1 | 42 | 215 | 91 | ap2002 |
2002 | 470,000 | 808,700 | 58.1% | 115 | 38 | 153 | 3,071 | 1 | 43 | 222 | 93 | ap2003 |
2003 | 573,000 | 814,000 | 70.4% | 116 | 38 | 154 | 3,720 | 1 | 41 | 226 | 93 | ap2004 |
2004 | 570,000 | 810,000 | 70.4% | 111 | 42 | 153 | 3,725 | 1 | 47 | 220 | 94 | ap2005 |
2010 | 565,620 | 857,745 | 65.9% | 126 | 45 | 171 | 3,307 | 1 | 60 | 198 | 96 | ap2011 |
2014 | 558,847 | 773,406 | 72.3% | 131 | 44 | 175 | 3,193 | 54 | 172 | 95 | ap2015 | |
2017 | 605,108 | 827,141 | 73.2% | 137 | 37 | 174 | 3,477 | 50 | 167 | 95 | ap2018 | |
2020 | 655,229 | 844,585 | 77.6% | 132 | 36 | 168 | 3,900 | 56 | 159 | 97 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 661,455 | 835,036 | 79.2% | 129 | 33 | 162 | 4,083 | 53 | 147 | 97 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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