Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys
Diocese of Panevėžys Dioecesis Panevezensis Vyskupija Panevėžio | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vilnius |
| Metropolitan | Vilnius |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
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| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Panevėžys Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St Casimir |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Linas Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gintaras Grušas |
| Bishops emeritus | Jonas Kauneckas Juozas Preikšas |
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Location of Diocese of Panevėžys in Lithuania | |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys (Latin: Panevezen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Panevėžys in the ecclesiastical province of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia. The Christ the King Cathedral is the Bishop's Cathedral of the diocese since the declaration of Pope Pius XI in 1926.