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Diocese of

Panevėžys

Lithuania

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Vilnius

Website:

History

1926.04.04: Established as Diocese of Panevėžys / Panevėžen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Žemaitija)
1997.05.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Šiauliai

Special Churches

Cathedral: Kristaus Karaliaus katedra, Panevėžys

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.06.06 – ...):

Bishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. (52)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Panevėžys (Roman Rite)

Bishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. (52)
(2013.06.06 – ...)

Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Born:	1961.07.06 (Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:	1991.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.08.10

Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (2013.06.06 – ...)

Bishop Jonas Kauneckas (75)
(2002.01.05 – 2013.06.06)

Bishop emeritus of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Born:	1938.06.06 (Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:	1977.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.08.05

Titular Bishop of Forconio (2000.05.13 – 2002.01.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai (Lithuania) (2000.05.13 – 2002.01.05)

Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (2002.01.05 – 2013.06.06)

Bishop Juozas Preikšas (86)
(1991.12.24 – 2002.01.05)

Bishop emeritus of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

Born:	1926.11.22 (Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:	1951.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.12.02

Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1984.10.31 – 1988.04.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) (1984.10.31 – 1988.04.27)

Titular Bishop of Egnatia (1984.10.31 – 1991.12.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1988.04.27 – 1989.03.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) (1988.04.27 – 1989.03.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1989.04.02 – 1991.12.24)

Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1991.12.24 – 2002.01.05)

Bishop Juozas Preikšas (86)
(Apostolic Administrator 1989.04.02 – 1991.12.24)

Bishop Romualdas Krikšciunas
(Apostolic Administrator 1973.07.06 – 1983.05.15)

Bishop Julijonas Steponavicius (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1960 – 1973)

Bishop Kaziemiras Paltarokas
(1926.04.05 – 1957.12.08)

Born:	1875.10.22
Ordained Priest:	1902.03.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.05.02
Died:	1958.01.03 († 82)

Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1926.04.05 – 1957.12.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1949.08.09 – 1957.12.08)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Julijonas Steponavicius (later Archbishop) (1955.05.22 – 1960)

as of 2013.09.24

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