Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Lithuania (Lithuania) |
Also known as: Litauen (Deutsch), la Lituanie (français), Lituania (español, Italiano, latine), Litwa (polski), Lituânia (Português), Lietuva (lietuvių kalba), 立陶宛 (正體中文), リトアニア (日本語)
Roman Rite (8): Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Lietuvos kariuomenės ordinariatas, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Telšiai–Klaipėda, Vilkaviškis, Vilnius
Armenian Church (1): East Europe
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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.)
Patron Saints: Saint Casimir, Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg
Saints: 4 Saints, 9 Blesseds
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Vilnius
Area: 62,680 km²
Population: 2,823,859
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Poland , ↙ Russia , ↑ Latvia , ↘ Belarus
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)
Area: 65,200 km²
Catholic Population: 2,136,000 Catholics (76.4% of 2,796,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 710 parishes, 227 other centres
Clergy: 16 bishops (7 diocesan, 9 titular), 763 priests (657 diocesan, 106 religious), 12 permanent deacons (9 diocesan, 3 religious)
Non-Clergy: 516 religious (18 brothers, 498 sisters), 10 members of secular institutes (sisters), 48 major seminarians, 842 catechists
Last updated on 2024.10.02
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