Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys
Diocese of Kaišiadorys Dioecesis Kaisiadorensis Vyskupija Kaišiadorių | |
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Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas | |
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Location of Diocese of Kaišiadorys in Lithuania | |
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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
(all Roman Rite)
Bishops
- Juozapas Kukta (5 April 1926 – 16 June 1942 Died)
- Teofilius Matulionis (9 January 1943 – 20 August 1962 Died)
- Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas(24 December 1991 – 11 February 2012 Retired)
- Jonas Ivanauskas (11 February 2012 – )
Apostolic administrators
Between 1982 and 1991, Kaišiadorys was led by
Apostolic Administrators
rather than bishops.
- MIC(15 July 1982 – 10 March 1989)
- Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas(10 March 1989 – 24 December 1991)
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses of Lithuania
References
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