Vilnius (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Audrys Juozas Backis, Cardinal, Archbishop
Juozas Tunaitis, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 28 October 1925
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Lithuania
Square Kilometers: 9,644 (3,724 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://vilnius.lcn.lt/
Mailing Address: Sventaragio 4, 2001 Vilnius, Lietuva
Telephone: (2)627.098; 22.36.53
Fax: 22.28.07

Historical Details

Diocese of Vilnius
- Latin Name: Vilnensis
- Erected: 14th Century
- Country: Lithuania

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jerzy Radziwiłł † (31 Dec 1579 Appointed - 9 Aug 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Kraków)
Bernard Maciejowski † (1 Sep 1597 Appointed - 21 Apr 1598 Resigned)
Benedykt Woyna (Wojna) † (31 Jul 1600 Appointed - 22 Oct 1615 Died)
Eustachy Wołłowicz † (18 May 1616 Appointed - 19 Jan 1630 Died)
Abraham Woyna (Wojna) † (24 Mar 1631 Appointed - 14 Apr 1649 Died)
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz † (9 Dec 1649 Appointed - 17 Jan 1656 Died)
Jerzy Karol Zawisza † (16 Oct 1656 Appointed - 9 Mar 1661 Died)
Jerzy Baiłłozor † (21 Nov 1661 Appointed - 17 May 1665 Died)
Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha † (18 Jul 1667 Appointed - 22 May 1671 Died)
Mikołaj Stefan Pac † (22 May 1672 Appointed - 8 May 1684 Died)
Aleksander Kotowicz † (9 Apr 1685 Appointed - 30 Nov 1686 Died)
Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski † (24 Nov 1687 Appointed - 24 Oct 1722 Died)
Maciej Józef Ancuta † (24 Oct 1722 Appointed - 18 Jan 1723 Died)
Karol Piotr Pancerzyński † (11 Sep 1724 Appointed - 19 Feb 1729 Died)
Mikołaj Jan Zenkowicz † (2 Oct 1730 Appointed - 23 Jan 1762 Died)
Ignacy Jakub Massalski † (29 Mar 1762 Appointed - 28 Jun 1794 Died)
Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski † (9 Aug 1798 Appointed - 26 Aug 1808 Died)
Hryhorij (Grzegorz) Koxanovyc (Kochanowicz) † ( 1809 Appointed - 1810 Appointed, Archbishop of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian))
Hieronim Stojnowski (Stroynowski) † (26 Sep 1814 Appointed - 17 Aug 1815 Died)
Andrzej Benedykt Klangiewicz † (14 Dec 1840 Appointed - 27 Dec 1841 Died)
Wacław Żyliński † (3 Jul 1848 Appointed - 27 Oct 1856 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
Adam Stanisław Krasiński, Sch. P. † (27 Sep 1858 Appointed - 15 Mar 1883 Resigned)
Karol Hryniewicki † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 30 Dec 1889 Resigned)
Antoni Franciszek Audziewicz † (30 Dec 1889 Appointed - 10 Jun 1895 Died)
Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz † (21 Jul 1897 Appointed - 2 Sep 1902 Appointed, Bishop of Sandomierz)
Eduard Baron von der Ropp † (9 Nov 1903 Appointed - 25 Jul 1917 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
Bl. Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevicius, M.I.C. † (23 Oct 1918 Appointed - 1 Sep 1925 Resigned)
Jan Feliks Cieplak † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 17 Feb 1926 Died)
Romualdo Jalbrzykowski † (24 Jun 1926 Appointed - 19 Jun 1955 Died)
Julijonas Steponavicius † (10 Mar 1989 Appointed - 18 Jun 1991 Died)
Audrys Juozas Backis (24 Dec 1991 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Vilnius
14th Century	Erected		Diocese of Vilnius (erected)
Archdiocese of Vilnius
28 October 1925	Elevated	Diocese of Vilnius	Archdiocese of Vilnius

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Vilnius

1950 1,031,000 2,300,000 44.8% 570 25 595 1,732 53 150 442 ap1951

1970 287,945 368,813 78.1% 239 5 244 1,180 11 147 60 ap1971

1980 331,589 427,404 77.6% 258 7 265 1,251 10 117 71 ap1981

1987 800,000 .0% 94 9 103 0 9 87 ap1991

1999 600,000 845,500 71.0% 104 35 139 4,316 1 40 221 89 ap2000

2000 598,000 886,200 67.5% 106 33 139 4,302 1 34 220 90 ap2001

2001 502,400 867,200 57.9% 114 39 153 3,283 1 42 215 91 ap2002

2002 470,000 808,700 58.1% 115 38 153 3,071 1 43 222 93 ap2003

2003 573,000 814,000 70.4% 116 38 154 3,720 1 41 226 93 ap2004

2004 570,000 810,000 70.4% 111 42 153 3,725 1 47 220 94 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Vilnius
1950	1,031,000	2,300,000	44.8%	570	25	595	1,732		53	150	442	ap1951
1970	287,945	368,813	78.1%	239	5	244	1,180		11	147	60	ap1971
1980	331,589	427,404	77.6%	258	7	265	1,251		10	117	71	ap1981
1987		800,000	.0%	94	9	103	0		9		87	ap1991
1999	600,000	845,500	71.0%	104	35	139	4,316	1	40	221	89	ap2000
2000	598,000	886,200	67.5%	106	33	139	4,302	1	34	220	90	ap2001
2001	502,400	867,200	57.9%	114	39	153	3,283	1	42	215	91	ap2002
2002	470,000	808,700	58.1%	115	38	153	3,071	1	43	222	93	ap2003
2003	573,000	814,000	70.4%	116	38	154	3,720	1	41	226	93	ap2004
2004	570,000	810,000	70.4%	111	42	153	3,725	1	47	220	94	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Audrys Juozas Backis (Archbishop: 24 Dec 1991 - )
Jonas Boruta, S.J. (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1997 to 5 Jan 2002)
Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz (Priest: 18 Jun 1950; Apostolic Administrator: 12 Jan 1970 to 3 Jan 1976)
Edward Ozorowski (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Jan 1979 to 5 Jun 1991)
Juozas Tunaitis (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 May 1991)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Maciej Józef Ancuta † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1722 to 18 Jan 1723)
Antoni Franciszek Audziewicz † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 10 Jun 1895)
Jerzy Baiłłozor † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1661 to 17 May 1665)
Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1687 to 24 Oct 1722)
Kazimierz Bukraba † (Priest: 2 Feb 1909 to 10 Jul 1932)
Andrzej Choloniewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 1819)
Jan Feliks Cieplak † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 17 Feb 1926)
Kazimierz Roch Dmochowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1840 to 17 Jul 1849)
Jan Stefan Giedroyc † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Aug 1763 to 22 Apr 1765)
Bogusław Korwin Gosiewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 1722 to 29 Jan 1725)
Adrijan Holovnja (Holownia), O.S.B.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1809 to 1818)
Aleksander Mikolaj Horain † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1704 to 23 Dec 1711)
Ignacy Houwalt † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 5 May 1807)
Karol Hryniewicki † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 30 Dec 1889)
Wojciech Izdebski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jun 1696 to 3 Nov 1702)
Romualdo Jalbrzykowski † (Archbishop: 24 Jun 1926 to 19 Jun 1955)
Andrzej Benedykt Klangiewicz † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1840 to 27 Dec 1841)
Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1798 to 26 Aug 1808)
Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 17 Sep 1781; Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Dec 1791 to 9 May 1794)
Aleksander Kotowicz † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1685 to 30 Nov 1686)
Hryhorij (Grzegorz) Koxanovyc (Kochanowicz) † (Bishop: 1809 to 1810)
Adam Stanisław Krasiński, Sch. P. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1858 to 15 Mar 1883)
Tadeusz Kundzicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jul 1815 to 15 Jan 1829)
Bernard Maciejowski † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1597 to 21 Apr 1598)
Ignacy Jakub Massalski † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1762 to 28 Jun 1794)
Bl. Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevicius, M.I.C. † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1918 to 1 Sep 1925)
Kazimieras Mikalojus Michalkiewicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 1923 to 16 Feb 1940)
Mikołaj Stefan Pac † (Bishop: 22 May 1672 to 8 May 1684)
Kaziemiras Paltarokas † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Aug 1949 to 8 Dec 1957)
Karol Piotr Pancerzyński † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1724 to 19 Feb 1729)
Nikodem Puzyna † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Sep 1814 to 22 Oct 1819)
Jerzy Radziwiłł † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Dec 1574; Bishop: 31 Dec 1579; Priest: 10 Apr 1583; Bishop: 26 Dec 1583 to 9 Aug 1591)
Mecislovas Reinys † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Apr 1926; Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 18 Jul 1940 to 8 Nov 1953)
Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1667 to 22 May 1671)
Józef Julian Sapieha † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1737)
Adam Sawicki † (Priest: 2 May 1908; Apostolic Administrator: 23 Nov 1962 to 20 May 1968)
Stanislaw Jan Siestrzencewicz Bohusz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 11 Dec 1783)
Julijonas Steponavicius † (Apostolic Administrator: 8 Dec 1957; Archbishop: 10 Mar 1989 to 18 Jun 1991)
Hieronim Stojnowski (Stroynowski) † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1814 to 17 Aug 1815)
Władysław Suszyński † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1948; Apostolic Administrator: 3 Jul 1968 to 27 Oct 1968)
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1649 to 17 Jan 1656)
Eduard Baron von der Ropp † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1903 to 25 Jul 1917)
Eustachy Wołłowicz † (Bishop: 18 May 1616 to 19 Jan 1630)
Abraham Woyna (Wojna) † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1631 to 14 Apr 1649)
Benedykt Woyna (Wojna) † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1600 to 22 Oct 1615)
Jerzy Karol Zawisza † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1656 to 9 Mar 1661)
Mikołaj Jan Zenkowicz † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1730 to 23 Jan 1762)
Tomasz Ignacy Zienkowicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 1755 to 19 Nov 1781)
Antoni Józef Zolkowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1744 to 19 Jan 1763)
Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1897 to 2 Sep 1902)
Wacław Żyliński † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1848 to 27 Oct 1856)

Archdiocese of Vilnius

Archidioecesis Vilnensis