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Suffragan diocese Panevėžys, Lithuania

Diocese of Panevėžys

Panev^žen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Panevėžys is a Latin Church diocese in northeastern Lithuania, erected on 4 April 1926. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vilnius and led by Bishop Linas Vodopjanovas.

On the map

Esri
Panevėžys, Lithuania, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1926
Catholics
231,000
Priests
82
Territory
13,000 km²

Parishes and churches

228 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Genadijus Linas Vodopjanovas
Born
8 June 1973
Birthplace
Neringa
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King, Panevėžys stands in Panevėžys, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Created on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia, this see (Latin: Panevezen(sis)) is centered on the city of Panevėžys in the ecclesiastical province of Vilnius in Lithuania. The Christ the King Cathedral has served as the Bishop's Cathedral of the diocese since the declaration of Pope Pius XI in 1926.