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Bishop:
RIMANTAS NORVILA
Bishop Emeritus:
JUOZAS ŽEMAITIS MIC
Curia Address:
P. Kriaučiūno g. 17
LT68298 Marijampolė
Tel. (370-343) 6 86 51
Fax: (370-343) 5 32 31
E-mail: kurija@vk.lcn.lt
Web site: vilkaviskis.lcn.lt
Established on April 4, 1926. It is a part of Kaunas ecclesiastical province.
The main pilgrimage place The tomb of the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis in Marijampolė.
| DIOCESAN STATISTICS |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Territory: |
6 280 km2 |
6 280 km2 |
6 280 km2 |
6 280 km2 |
| Inhabitants: |
~ 443 000 |
~ 443 000 |
~ 443 000 |
~ 403 000 |
| Catholics: |
~ 400 200 |
~ 400 000 |
~ 400 000 |
~ 367 000 |
| Parishes: |
103 |
103 |
103 |
103 |
| Rectories: |
35 |
35 |
42 |
.42 |
| Diocesan Priests: |
110 |
124 |
130 |
130 |
| Diocesan Priests Ordained per Year: |
1 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
| Religious Priests: |
13 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
| Seminarians: |
31 |
47 |
38 |
32 |
| Men Religious: |
15 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
| Women Religious: |
80 |
95 |
94 |
81 |
| Baptized: |
4 611 |
4 317 |
3 746 |
3 423 |
| Couples Married: |
1 400 |
1 473 |
1 303 |
1 218 |
| Buried: |
4 180 |
4 508 |
4 612 |
4 816 |
Data from Annuario Pontificio 2000, 2002 and 2003 and Vilkaviškis Diocesan Curia
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