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The Diocese of Panevėžys
 

Bishop:
JONAS KAUNECKAS

Bishop Emeritus
JUOZAS PREIKŠAS

Curia address:
Upytės g. 3
LT–35248 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 – –
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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