Diocese of Šiauliai
Siaulien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Šiauliai, Lithuania
The Diocese of Šiauliai is a Latin Church diocese in northern Lithuania, established on 28 May 1997. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kaunas and has been led by Bishop Darius Trijonis since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 May 1997
- Latin
- Siaulien(sis)
- Patron
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Mary Immaculate
- Annuario code
- 001003051
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 247,200
- Population
- 329,000
- Catholic share
- 75.1%
- Priests
- 61
- Catholics per priest
- 4,052
- Extent
- 7,696 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 32
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Darius Trijonis
- Born
- 21 April 1973
- Birthplace
- Telšiai
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Šiauliai stands in Šiauliai, 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.
The province of Kaunas
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Kaunas.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of KaunasKaunas
- Diocese of Telšiai–KlaipėdaTelšiai–Klaipėda
- Diocese of VilkaviškisVilkaviškis
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Roman Catholic diocese of Lithuania, Šiauliai (Latin: Dioecesis Siauliensis) received its present structure and territory on May 27, 1997. It spans 7,696 km2 (2,971 sq mi) as a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. In 2004 it counted about 269,861 believers (79.7% of the population), with 65 priests and 67 parishes. The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai has been assigned as the diocesan cathedral, and the Hill of Crosses is the principal place of pilgrimage. Darius Trijonis has been the bishop since 2024.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].