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Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Vilnius

Lithuania Lithuania

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese

Suffragan Sees: Kaišiadorys, Panevėžys

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History

  • 1388: Established as Diocese of Vilnius / Vilnen(sis) (Latin)
  • 1655: Gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Curland
  • 1798.03.25: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Wigry
  • 1798.11.17: Gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Inflanty
  • 1848.07.03: Lost territory to Diocese of Žemaitija
  • 1925.10.28: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius / Vilnen(sis) (Latin)
  • 1926.04.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kaišiadorys
  • 1991.06.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Białystok

Papal Visits

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (1991.12.24 – ...):Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (74)Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (74)

Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia

Vice-President of Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.)

Auxiliary Bishop (2010.02.05 – ...):Bishop Arūnas Poniškaitis (45)Bishop Arūnas Poniškaitis (45)

Titular Bishop of Sinna

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Vilnius (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (74)Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (74)
(1991.12.24 – ...)

Sub tuum præsidium

Born:1937.02.01 (Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:1961.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1988.10.04
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Titular Archbishop of Meta (1988.08.05 – 1991.12.24)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio of Netherlands (1988.08.05 – 1991.12.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1991.12.24 – ...)

President of Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.) (1993 – 1999.11.03)

Vice-President of Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.) (1999.11.03 – 2002.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia (2001.02.21 [2001.05.19] – ...)

President of Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.) (2002.09.20 – 2005.09.20)

Vice-President of Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.) (2005.09.20 – ...)

Archbishop Julijonas Steponavicius
(1989.03.10 – 1991.06.18)

Born:1911.10.18
Ordained Priest:1936.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:1955.09.11
Died:1991.06.18 († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1955.05.22 – 1960)

Titular Bishop of Antarados (1955.05.22 – 1989.03.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1957.12.08 – 1989.03.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1960 – 1973)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1989.03.10 – 1991.06.18)

Bishop Edward Kisiel
(Apostolic Administrator 1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05)

Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz (88)Bishop Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz (88) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1970.01.12 – 1976.01.03)

Bishop Władysław Suszyński
(Apostolic Administrator 1968.07.03 – 1968.10.27)

Bishop Adam Sawicki
(Apostolic Administrator 1962.11.23 – 1968.05.20)

Bishop Julijonas Steponavicius (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1957.12.08 – 1989.03.10)

Bishop Kaziemiras Paltarokas
(Apostolic Administrator 1949.08.09 – 1957.12.08)

Archbishop Romuald Jałbrzykowski
(1926.06.24 – 1955.06.19)

Born:1876.02.07
Ordained Priest:1901.03.09
Consecrated Bishop:1918.11.30
Died:1955.06.19 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Cusæ (1918.07.29 – 1925.12.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sejny (1918.07.29 – 1925.12.14)

Bishop of Łomża (Poland) (1925.12.14 – 1926.06.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1926.06.24 – 1955.06.19)

Archbishop Jan Feliks Cieplak
(1925.12.14 – 1926.02.17)

Born:1857.08.17
Ordained Priest:1881.07.24
Consecrated Bishop:1908.12.07
Died:1926.02.17 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Evaria (1908.07.12 – 1919.03.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mohilev (Belarus) (1908.07.12 – 1925.12.14)

Titular Archbishop of Achrida (1919.03.28 – 1925.12.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Mohilev (Belarus) (1923.07.05 – 1925.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1925.12.14 – 1926.02.17)

Bishops of Vilnius (Roman Rite)

Blessed Bishop Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevicius, M.I.C. (later Archbishop)
(1918.10.23 – 1925.09.01)

Born:1871.04.13 (Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:1898.11.20
Consecrated Bishop:1918.12.01
Died:1927.01.27 († 55)

Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marian Fathers) (1911.07.14 – 1923.07.20)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1918.10.23 – 1925.09.01)

Titular Archbishop of Adulis (1925.09.01 – 1927.01.27)

Archbishop Eduard Baron von der Ropp
(Apostolic Administrator 1917.07.25 – 1918.10.23)

Bishop Eduard Baron von der Ropp (later Archbishop)
(1903.11.09 – 1917.07.25)

Born:1851.12.02
Ordained Priest:1886.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:1902.11.03
Died:1939.07.25 († 87)

Bishop of Tiraspol (Moldova) (1902.06.09 – 1903.11.09)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1903.11.09 – 1917.07.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1917.07.25 – 1918.10.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mohilev (Belarus) (1917.07.25 – 1939.07.25)

Bishop Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz
(1897.07.21 – 1902.09.02)

Born:1842.12.26
Died:1908.01.04 († 65)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1897.07.21 – 1902.09.02)

Bishop of Sandomierz (Poland) (1902.09.02 – 1908.01.04)

Bishop Antoni Franciszek Audziewicz
(1889.12.30 – 1895.06.10)

Born:1834.09.21
Ordained Priest:1859
Consecrated Bishop:1890.04.25
Died:1895.06.10 († 60)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1889.12.30 – 1895.06.10)

Bishop Karol Hryniewiecki (later Archbishop)
(1883.03.15 – 1889.12.30)

Born:1841.12.13
Died:1929.04.14 († 87)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1883.03.15 – 1889.12.30)

Titular Archbishop of Perge (1891.06.14 – 1929.04.14)

Bishop Adam Stanisław Krasiński, Sch. P.
(1858.09.27 – 1883.03.15)

Born:1810.12.24
Died:1891.05.09 († 80)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1858.09.27 – 1883.03.15)

Titular Bishop of Hesbon (1883.03.15 – 1891.05.09)

Bishop Wacław Żyliński (later Archbishop)
(1848.07.03 – 1856.10.27)

Born:1803.03.01
Consecrated Bishop:1848.12.17
Died:1863.04.23 († 60)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1848.07.03 – 1856.10.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mohilev (Belarus) (1856.10.27 – 1863.04.23)

Bishop Andrzej Benedykt Klangiewicz (Kłągiewicz)
(1840.12.14 – 1841.12.27)

Born:1767.01.01
Ordained Priest:1802
Died:1841.12.27 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia (1830 – 1840.12.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1830 – 1840.12.14)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1840.12.14 – 1841.12.27)

Bishop Hieronim Stojnowski (Stroynowski)
(1814.09.26 – 1815.08.17)

Born:1752.09.20
Ordained Priest:1776.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:1808.01.19
Died:1815.08.17 († 62)

Titular Bishop of Lambaisis (1804.08.20 – 1814.09.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lutsk and Zytomierz (Ukraine) (1804.08.20 – 1814.09.26)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1814.09.26 – 1815.08.17)

Bishop Hryhorij Koxanovyc (Grzegorz Kochanowicz)
(1809 – 1810)

Born:1750
Consecrated Bishop:1807.04.11
Died:1814 († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1798.04.20 – 1807)

Bishop of Lutsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1807 – 1814)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1809 – 1810)

Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1810 – 1814)

Bishop Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski
(1798.11.17 – 1808.08.26)

Born:1755.05.16
Ordained Priest:1787.03.26
Consecrated Bishop:1794.02.02
Died:1808.08.26 († 53)

Titular Bishop of Loryma (1793.09.23 – 1794.05.09)

Coadjutor Bishop of Inflanty (Poland) ([1793.06.30] 1793.09.23 – 1794.05.09)

Bishop of Inflanty (Poland) (1794.05.09 – 1798.11.17)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) ([1798.08.09] 1798.11.17 – 1808.08.26)

Bishop Ignotas Jokūbas Masalskis (Ignacy Jakub Massalski)
(1762.03.29 – 1794.06.28)

Born:1727.07.22
Consecrated Bishop:1762.05.02
Died:1794.06.28 († 66)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) ([1762.02.13] 1762.03.29 – 1794.06.28)

Bishop Mykolas Jonas Zenkovičius (Michał Jan Zienkowicz)
(1730.10.02 – 1762.01.23)

Born:1670
Consecrated Bishop:1718.12.06
Died:1762.01.23 († 92)

Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis (1718.04.27 – 1730.10.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Žemaitija (Lithuania) (1718.04.27 – 1730.10.02)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1730.10.02 – 1762.01.23)

Bishop Karolis Petras Panceržinskis (Karol Piotr Pancerzyński)
(1724.09.11 – 1729.02.19)

Consecrated Bishop:1713
Died:1729.02.19

Titular Bishop of Hierapolis (1712.10.05 – 1721.09.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1712.10.05 – 1721.09.24)

Bishop of Smoleńsk (Russia) (1721.09.24 – 1724.09.11)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1724.09.11 – 1729.02.19)

Bishop Motiejus Juozapas Ancuta (Maciej Józef Ancuta)
(1722.10.24 – 1723.01.18)

Died:1723.01.18

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1710.10.01 – 1717.06.14)

Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis (1710.10.01 – 1722.10.24)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1717.06.14 – 1722.10.24)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1722.10.24 – 1723.01.18)

Bishop Konstantinas Kazimieras Bžostovskis (Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski)
(1687.11.24 – 1722.10.24)

Born:1644
Died:1722.10.24 († 78)

Bishop of Smoleńsk (Russia) (1685.04.30 – 1687.11.24)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1687.11.24 – 1722.10.24)

Bishop Aleksandras Kotovičius (Aleksander Kotowicz)
(1685.04.09 – 1686.11.30)

Died:1686.11.30

Bishop of Smoleńsk (Russia) ([1672.06.04] 1673.02.27 – 1685.04.09)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1685.04.09 – 1686.11.30)

Bishop Mikalojus Steponas Pacas (Mikołaj Stefan Pac)
(1682.05.25 – 1684.05.08)

Ordained Priest:1673.02.02
Died:1684.05.08

Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius (Lithuania) ([1672.11.16] 1673.08.11 – 1682.05.25)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1682.05.25 – 1684.05.08)

Fr. Mikalojus Steponas Pacas (Mikołaj Stefan Pac) (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1673.08.11 – 1682.05.25)

Bishop Aleksandras Kazimieras Sapiega (Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha)
(1667.07.18 – 1671.05.22)

Born:1624.05.13
Ordained Priest:1650.07.17
Died:1671.05.22 († 47)

Titular Bishop of Modon (1655.08.02 – 1660.01.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1655.08.02 – 1660.01.12)

Bishop of Žemaitija (Lithuania) ([1659.04.04] 1660.01.12 – 1667.07.18)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1667.07.18 – 1671.05.22)

Bishop Jurgis Bialozoras (Jerzy Baiłłozor)
(1661.11.21 – 1665.05.17)

Died:1665.05.17

Bishop of Smoleńsk (Russia) (1658.03.18 – 1661.11.21)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1661.11.21 – 1665.05.17)

Bishop Jonas Karolis Daugėla Zaviša (Jan Karol Dowgiałło Zawisza)
(1656.10.16 – 1661.03.09)

Born:1597
Consecrated Bishop:1657
Died:1661.03.09 († 64)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1656.10.16 – 1661.03.09)

Bishop Jurgis Tiškevičius (Jerzy Tyszkiewicz)
(1649.12.09 – 1656.01.17)

Born:1596
Ordained Priest:1622
Died:1656.01.17 († 60)

Titular Bishop of Modon (1627.05.17 – 1633.12.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1627.05.17 – 1633.12.19)

Bishop of Žemaitija (Lithuania) (1633.12.19 – 1649.12.09)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1649.12.09 – 1656.01.17)

Bishop Abraomas Voina (Abraham Woyna)
(1631.03.24 – 1649.04.14)

Born:1569
Died:1649.04.14 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Modon (1611.05.25 – 1626.07.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1611.05.25 – 1626.07.20)

Bishop of Žemaitija (Lithuania) (1626.07.20 – 1631.03.24)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1631.03.24 – 1649.04.14)

Bishop Eustachijus Valavičius (Eustachy Wołłowicz)
(1616.05.18 – 1630.01.19)

Born:1572
Ordained Priest:1597
Died:1630.01.19 († 58)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1616.05.18 – 1630.01.19)

Bishop Benedykt Woyna
(1600.07.31 – 1615.10.22)

Died:1615.10.22

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1600.07.31 – 1615.10.22)

Cardinal Jerzy Radziwiłł
(1579.12.31 – 1591.08.09)

Born:1556.05.31 (Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:1583.04.10
Created Cardinal:1583.12.12
Consecrated Bishop:1583.12.26
Died:1600.01.21 († 43)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1574.12.17 – 1579.12.31)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1579.12.31 – 1591.08.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1586.07.14 – 1600.01.21)

Bishop of Kraków (Poland) (1591.08.09 – 1600.01.21)

Bishop Walerian Protasewicz
(1556.04.10 – 1579.12.31)

Died:1579.12.31

Bishop of Luck and Wlodzimierz (Ukraine) (1549.05.27 – 1556.04.10)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1556.04.10 – 1579.12.31)

Bishop Paweł Holszański
(1536.03.15 – 1555.09.04)

Died:1555.09.04

Bishop of Luck and Wlodzimierz (Ukraine) (1507.09.10 – 1536.03.15)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1536.03.15 – 1555.09.04)

Bishop Giovanni di Lituania
(1519.09.23 – 1536.03.15)

Died:1538.02.18

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1519.09.23 – 1536.03.15)

Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1536.03.15 – 1538.02.18)

Bishop Albert Radziwiłł
(1507.09.10 – 1519.04.19)

Died:1519.04.19

Bishop of Luck and Wlodzimierz (Ukraine) (1502.05.30 – 1507.09.10)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1507.09.10 – 1519.04.19)

Bishop Wojciech Tabor
(1492.04.01 – 1507.03.27)

Died:1507.03.27

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1492.04.01 – 1507.03.27)

Bishop Andrzej
(1481.08.27 – 1491)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1481.08.27 – 1491)

Bishop Jan Łosowicz
(1468.05.04 – 1481)

Bishop of Luck and Wlodzimierz (Ukraine) (1463.01.24 – 1468.05.04)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1468.05.04 – 1481)

Bishop Mikołaj z Sołecznik
(1453.10.17 – 1467.09.29)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1453.10.17 – 1467.09.29)

Bishop Matthias di Trakai
(1422.05.04 – 1453.05.09)

Died:1453.05.09

Bishop of Žemaitija (Lithuania) (1417.10.23 – 1422.05.04)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1422.05.04 – 1453.05.09)

Bishop Piotr Krakowczyk
(1415.02.15 – 1422.12.22)

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1415.02.15 – 1422.12.22)

Bishop Mikołaj Gorzkowski
(1408.01 – 1414)

Died:1414

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1408.01 – 1414)

Bishop Jakub Plichta, O.F.M.
(1399.05.05 – 1407.02.07)

Died:1407.02.07

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1399.05.05 – 1407.02.07)

Bishop Andrzej Jastrzębiec, O.F.M.
(1388 – 1398.11.14)

Died:1398.11.14

Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1388 – 1398.11.14)

Former Prelates

as of 2012.01.15

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