Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaišiadorys

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.

Diocese of Kaišiadorys Dioecesis Kaisiadorensis Vyskupija Kaišiadorių
Kaišiadorys Cathedral of Christ's Transfiguration
Location
Country	Lithuania
Ecclesiastical province	Vilnius
Metropolitan	Vilnius
Statistics
Area	6,557 km2 (2,532 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2016) 118,000 100,000 (84.7%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Transfiguration Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jonas Ivanauskas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gintaras Grušas
Bishops emeritus	Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas
Map
Location of Diocese of Kaišiadorys in Lithuania
Website
Website of the Diocese

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Bishops

1. Juozapas Kukta (5 April 1926 – 16 June 1942 Died)
2. Teofilius Matulionis (9 January 1943 – 20 August 1962 Died)
3. Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas (24 December 1991 – 11 February 2012 Retired)
4. Jonas Ivanauskas (11 February 2012 – )

Apostolic administrators

Between 1982 and 1991, Kaišiadorys was led by Apostolic Administrators rather than bishops.

• Vincentas Sladkevičius, 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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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