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Diocese of Kaunas
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The Archdiocese of Kaunas is a metropolitan Latin Church see in central Lithuania, originating as the Diocese of Samogitia in 1417 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 4 April 1926. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Šiauliai, Telšiai-Klaipėda, and Vilkaviškis, and it is led by Archbishop Kęstutis Kėvalas.
- Archbishop
- Kęstutis Kėvalas
- Latin name
- Kaunen(sis)
- Established
- 1417 (archdiocese 1926)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Kaunas
- Patron
- John the Baptist
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Kaunas (Archdiocese of Kaunas (metropolitan see))
- Catholics
- 524,000
- Chancery
- Rotušes 14/a, LT-44279 Kaunas, Lietuva
- Telephone
- Tel. [37]409.026
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Kaišiadorys 37 km
- Diocese of Telšiai–Klaipėda 51 km
- Diocese of Vilkaviškis 52 km
- Diocese of Vilnius 93 km
- Panev^žys 97 km
- Diocese of Panevėžys 98 km
Parishes near the see
- Kristaus Prisikėlimo · Kaunas 2 km
- Gerojo Ganytojo · Kaunas 2 km
- Pal. arkivyskupo Jurgio Matulaičio · Kaunas 2 km
- Šv. Antano Paduviečio · Kaunas 2 km
- Šv. Jono Pauliaus II · Kaunas 2 km
- Šv. Juozapo · Kaunas 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001001821 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08