Jonas Algimantas Boruta - Wikipedia
- ️Wed Oct 11 1944
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His Excellency Jonas Algimantas Boruta | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai | |
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| Metropolis | Kaunas |
| Appointed | 5 January 2002 |
| Term ended | 18 September 2017 |
| Predecessor | Antanas Vaičius |
| Successor | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Vulturaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1997–2002) |
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| Ordination | 5 August 1982 by Julijonas Steponavičius |
| Consecration | 21 June 1997 by Audrys Juozas Bačkis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1944 |
| Died | 19 December 2022 (aged 78) Marijampolė, Lithuania[1] |
Jonas Algimantas Boruta (11 October 1944 – 19 December 2022) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate, Jesuite.[2]
Boruta was born in Garliava, Lithuania and was ordained to the priesthood in 1982. He served as titular bishop of Vulturaria (1997-2002) and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania (1997-2002), and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai, Lithuania, from 2002 until his resignation in 2017.[2]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Telšiai 2002–2017 |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius 1997–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Titular Bishop of Vulturaria 1997–2002 |
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