List of bishops of Vilnius
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Bishops of Vilnius diocese
from 1388 and archdiocese (archdiocese of Vilnius
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Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
from 1388 and archdiocese (archdiocese of Vilnius
Archdiocese of Vilnius
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania. Established as the Diocese of Vilnius in the 14th century, it was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on October 28, 1925...
) from 1925:
| Bishop Bishop A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the... s suffragans - diocese period |
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| Andrzej Jastrzębiec Andrzej Jastrzebiec Andrzej Jastrzębiec , also known as Andrzej Wasilko or Andrzej Polak, was a Polish Catholic priest and diplomat, a first bishop of Seret and of Vilnius. Little is known of his youth and he might have been born to a peasant family... OFM Franciscan Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities.... |
1388 - 14 November 1398 | |
| Jakub Plichta OFM | 5 May 1399 - 7 February 1407 | |
| Mikołaj Gorzkowski | January 1408 - 1414 | |
| Piotr Krakowczyk | 15 February 1415 - 22 December 1422 | |
| Matthias of Trakai Matthias of Trakai Matthias of Trakai or of Vilnius was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic clergyman, the first Bishop of Samogitia from its establishment in 1417 until 1422 and the fifth Bishop of Vilnius from 4 May 1422 until 9 May 1453 and an ex-officio member of the Council of Lords.-Biography:Matthias graduated the... |
4 May 1422 - 9 May 1453 | |
| Mikołaj z Sołecznik | 17 October 1453 - 29 September 1467 | |
| Jan I | 4 May 1468 - 1481 | |
| Andrzej II | 27 August 1481 - 1491 | |
| Wojciech Tabor | 1 April 1492 - 27 March 1507 | |
| Albert Radziwiłł | 10 September 1507 - 19 April 1519 | |
| Jan z Książąt Litewskich | 23 September 1519 - 15 March 1536 | |
| Paweł (prince) Holszański | 15 March 1536 - 4 September 1555 | |
| Walerian Protasewicz Walerian Protasewicz Walerian Protasewicz was bishop of Lutsk and Vilnius . To combat Reformation he invited Jesuits to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He funded the Jesuit college in Vilnius and obtained Papal and Royal privileges to convert the college into Vilnius University in 1579... |
10 April 1556 - 31 December 1579 | |
| Jerzy Radziwiłł | 31 December 1579 - 9 August 1591 | |
| Benedykt Woyna | 31 July 1600 - 22 October 1615 | |
| Eustachy Wołłowicz | 18 May 1616 - 19 January 1630 | |
| Abraham Woyna Abraham Woyna Abraham Woyna was a Roman Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop of Vilnius , bishop of Samogitia and then bishop of Vilnius... |
24 March 1631 - 14 April 1649 | |
| Jerzy Tyszkiewicz Jerzy Tyszkiewicz Jerzy Tyszkiewicz was auxiliary bishop of Vilnius from 1627 to 1633, bishop of Samogitia from 1633 to 1649, and bishop of Vilnius from 1649 to 1656.He was born in Vištytis town, to a prominent noble family of Tyszkiewicz .... |
9 December 1649 - 17 January 1656 | |
| Jan Karol Dowgiałło Zawisza | 16 October 1656 - 9 March 1661 | |
| Jerzy Białłozor | 21 November 1661 - 17 May 1665 | |
| Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha | 18 July 1667 - 22 May 1671 | |
| Mikołaj Stefan Pac | 22 May 1672 - 8 May 1684 | |
| Aleksander Kotowicz | 9 April 1685 - 30 November 1686 | |
| Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski was a Polish noble, count of the Holy See, and papal prelate. He was Grand Secretary of Lithuania from 1671, and shortly thereafter was Grand Writer of Lithuania. He was bishop of Smoleńsk from 1685 to 1687 and bishop of Vilnius from 1687.Brzostowski was a political... |
24 November 1687 - 24 October 1722 | |
| Maciej Ancuta | 24 October 1722 - 18 January 1723 | |
| Karol Piotr Pancerzyński | 11 September 1724 - 19 February 1729 | |
| Michał Jan Zienkowicz | 2 October 1730 - 23 January 1762 | |
| Ignacy Jakub Massalski Ignacy Jakub Massalski Prince Ignacy Massalski was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman.Ignacy was Bishop of Vilnius and one of the initiators of the Commission for National Education. After few years he was removed from the Commission for embezzlement of public funds... |
29 March 1762 - 28 June 1794 | |
| Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski | 9 August 1798 - 26 August 1808 | |
| Hieronim Stroynowski | 26 September 1814 - 5 August 1815 | |
| Andrzej Benedykt Klangiewicz | 14 December 1840 - 27 December 1841 | |
| Wacław Żyliński | 3 July 1848 - 27 October 1856 | |
| Adam Stanisław Krasiński | 27 September 1858 - 15 March 1883 | |
| Karol Hryniewiecki | 15 March 1883 - 30 December 1889 | |
| Antoni Franciszek Audziewicz | 30 December 1889 - 10 June 1895 | |
| Stefan Aleksander Zwierowicz | 21 July 1897 - 2 September 1902 | |
| Edward von Ropp Eduard von der Ropp Eduard Michael Johann Maria Baron von der Ropp was a German-Polish nobleman and Russian Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop. He was born 15 December 1851 near Līksna in present-day Latvia and died on 25 July 1939 in Poznań, Poland.-Early life:... |
9 November 1903 - 25 July 1917 | |
| Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevicius Jurgis [George] Matulaitis was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Vilnius from 1918 to 1925 and founder of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On 28 June 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified him as the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulewicz.-Biography:Matulaitis was the son of... (Jerzy Matulewicz) |
23 October 1918 - 14 July 1925 | |
| Archbishop Archbishop An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop... s metropolitans Metropolitan bishop In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of... - archdiocese period |
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| Jan Cieplak Jan Cieplak Servant of God Archbishop Jan Cieplak was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and bishop.-Early life:... |
14 December 1925 - 17 February 1926 | nominated, died before taking the office |
| Romuald Jałbrzykowski | 24 June 1926 - 19 June 1955 | imprisoned by Germans 1942 - 1944, from 1945 seated in Białystok |
| Julijonas Steponavičius | 7 February 1989 - 18 June 1991 | |
| Audrys Juozas Bačkis | 24 December 1991 - present | cardinal Cardinal (Catholicism) A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and... |