Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Lithuania (Lithuania) | ![]() |
Also known as: Litauen (Deutsch), Lituania (español, Italiano, latine), la Lituanie (français), Litwa (polski), Lituânia (Português), Lietuva (lietuvių kalba), 立陶宛 (正體中文), リトアニア (日本語)
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Vilnius
Area: 62,680 km²
Population: 2,823,859
Patron Saints: Saint Casimir, Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg
Saints: 4 Saints, 9 Blesseds
Religions: Roman Catholic 77.2%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Old Believer 0.8%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.8%, none 6.1%, unspecified 10.1%
Languages: Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other 0.9%, unspecified 3.5%
Ethnic Groups: Lithuanian 84.1%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.8%, Belarusian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2%
Motto: Tautos jėga vienybėje (Lithuanian) (The strength of the nation lies in unity)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Poland , ↙ Russia
, ↑ Latvia
, ↘ Belarus
Jurisdictions (9): Metr. Archdioceses (2), Dioceses
(5), Ordinariates
(1), Military Ordinariates
(1)
Roman Rite (8): Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Lietuvos kariuomenės ordinariatas, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Telšiai–Klaipėda, Vilkaviškis, Vilnius
Armenian Church (1): East Europe
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (0 electors/2 total):
Bačkis (86),
Tamkevičius (84) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (11),
Basilicas (8),
World Heritage Churches (22)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Apostolic Nunciature: Lithuania
Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Last updated on 2023.03.23
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