Telšiai (-Klaipeda) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

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Bishop(s) Algirdas Jurevičius, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese United: 24 December 1991 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kaunas Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Lithuania Square Kilometers: 13,373 (5,165 Square Miles) Official Web Site: https://telsiuvyskupija.lt Mailing Address: Karedros 5, 87131 Telsiai, Lietuva Telephone: (444)60.636 Fax: 52.300

Historical Details

• Diocese of Telšiai
  • Latin Name: Telsensis
  • Erected: 4 April 1926
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kaunas
  • Country: Lithuania

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Justinas Staugaitis † (5 Apr 1926 Appointed - 8 Jul 1943 Died)
• Vincentas Borisevicius † (21 Jan 1944 Appointed - 18 Nov 1946 Died)
• Petras Maželis † (14 Feb 1964 Appointed - 21 May 1966 Died)
• Antanas Vaičius † (10 Mar 1989 Appointed - 26 May 2001 Retired)
• Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. † (5 Jan 2002 Appointed - 18 Sep 2017 Resigned)
• Kęstutis Kėvalas (18 Sep 2017 Succeeded - 19 Feb 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Kaunas)
• Algirdas Jurevičius (1 Jun 2020 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Telšiai
4 April 1926	Erected	Diocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź) (Alsėdii, Kaltinėnai, Kuršėnai, Palanga, Rietava, Seda, Skuoda, Švėkšna, Telšiai, Tauragė, Varnii, and Viekšnii)	Diocese of Telšiai (erected)
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
24 December 1991	United	Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda Diocese of Telšiai	Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
28 May 1997	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kaunas Diocese of Panevėžys Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)	Diocese of Šiauliai (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Telšiai
1950	385,872	401,306	96.2%								135	ap1951
1970				150		150	0				131	ap1971
1980	400,000			130		130	3,076				131	ap1981
1990	400,000			112		112	3,571				134	ap1991
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
1999	600,000	731,044	82.1%	127	17	144	4,166		29	65	142	ap2000
2000	600,000	730,000	82.2%	125	17	142	4,225		40	60	142	ap2001
2001	600,000	730,000	82.2%	124	11	135	4,444		17	31	142	ap2002
2002	600,000	730,000	82.2%	126	13	139	4,316		17	30	142	ap2003
2003	533,689	684,466	78.0%	128	9	137	3,895		14	50	143	ap2004
2004	541,765	696,806	77.7%	128	6	134	4,043		17	63	143	ap2005
2010	581,000	725,900	80.0%	144	13	157	3,700		13	39	148	ap2011
2014	564,000	705,000	80.0%	148	16	164	3,439		18	32	79	ap2015
2017	555,000	693,000	80.1%	140	15	155	3,580		17	31	158	ap2018
2020	331,586	460,116	72.1%	134	15	149	2,225		17	30	153	ap2021
2022	345,383	466,895	74.0%	132	14	146	2,365		16	21	153	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Algirdas Jurevičius (Bishop: 1 Jun 2020 - )
• Jonas Kauneckas (Priest: 22 May 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 2000 to 5 Jan 2002)
• Kęstutis Kėvalas (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Apr 2017; Bishop: 18 Sep 2017 to 19 Feb 2020)
• Visvaldas Kulbokas (Deacon: 24 May 1998; Priest: 19 Jul 1998 to 15 Jun 2021)
• Darius Trijonis (Deacon: 25 May 1996; Priest: 18 May 1997 to 29 Sep 2017)
• Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 2012 to 20 May 2016)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Vincentas Borisevicius † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Feb 1940; Bishop: 21 Jan 1944 to 18 Nov 1946)
• Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. † (Bishop: 5 Jan 2002 to 18 Sep 2017)
• Rapolos Kuodis †
• Petras Maželis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1955; Apostolic Administrator: 10 Nov 1959; Bishop: 14 Feb 1964 to 21 May 1966)
• Juozapas Pletkus † (Apostolic Administrator: 8 Nov 1967 to 29 Sep 1975)
• Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Nov 1969 to 7 Jul 1973)
• Pranciskus Ramanauskas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1944 to 15 Oct 1959)
• Justinas Staugaitis † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1926 to 8 Jul 1943)
• Antanas Vaičius † (Priest: 24 Sep 1950; Apostolic Administrator: 5 Jul 1982; Bishop: 10 Mar 1989 to 26 May 2001)

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