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Bishop:
JONAS KAUNECKAS
Bishop Emeritus
JUOZAS PREIKŠAS
Curia address:
Upytės g. 3
LT35248 Panevėžys
Tel. (370-45) 43 51 56
Fax: (370-45) 43 29 30
E-mail: pkurija@takas.lt
Established on April 4, 1926.
On December 19, 1991 became a part of Vilnius ecclesiastical province. The main pilgrimage place Krekenava.
| DIOCESAN STATISTICS |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Territory: |
13000 km2 |
13000 km2 |
13000 km2 |
13000 km2 |
| Inhabitants: |
~ 443 500 |
~ 443 000 |
~ 405 500 |
~ 405 500 |
| Catholics: |
~ 377 500 |
~ 377 000 |
~ 333 300 |
~ 333 300 |
| Parishes: |
113 |
113 |
111 |
111 |
| Rectories: |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Diocesan Priests: |
99 |
100 |
97 |
89 |
| Diocesan Priests Ordained per Year: |
4 |
2 |
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| Religious Priests: |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Seminarians: |
23 |
26 |
26 |
33 |
| Men Religious: |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Women Religious: |
84 |
79 |
79 |
83 |
| Baptized: |
4 290 |
3 929 |
3 309 |
3 070 |
| Couples Married: |
1 309 |
1 257 |
1 097 |
898 |
| Buried: |
4 481 |
4 340 |
4 519 |
4 442 |
Data from Annuario Pontificio 2000, 2002 and 2003 and Panevėžys Diocesan Curia
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