Archdiocese of Kaunas

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ARCHDIOCESE OF KAUNAS (Archidioecesis Kaunensis)

Country : Lithuania
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1417 as Diocese of Samogetia / Žemaitija
Elevated 1926 to Archdiocese of Kaunas.

Official blazon

Argent a sword in bend debruised by a key in bend sinister vert

Origin/meaning

Arms of Bishops of Žemaitija

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  Viktorinas Virbickis (1565-1567)

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  Jurgis Petkūnas Petkevičius (1567-1574)

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  Merkelis Giedraitis (1576-1609)

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  Mikalojus Pacas (1610-1618)

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  Stanislovas Kiška (1618-1626)

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  Abraomas Voina (1627-1631)

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  Merkelis Elijaševičius Geišas (1631-1633)

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  Jurgis Tiškevičius (1633-1649)

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  Petras Parčevskis (1649-1659)

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  Aleksandras Sapiega (1660-1667)

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  Kazimieras Pacas (1667-1695)

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  Jonas Jeronimas Krišpinas (1695-1708)

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  Jonas Mikalojus Zgierskis (1710-1713)

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  Povilas Pranciškus Sapiega (1715-1715)

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  Aleksandras Gorainis (1716-1735)

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  Juozapas Mykolas Karpis (1736-1739)

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  Antanas Tiškevičius (1740-1762)

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  Jonas Dominykas Lopacinskis (1762-1778)

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  Steponas Jonas Giedraitis (1778-1802)

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  Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis (1802-1838)

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  Maciej Kazimierz Wołonczewski (1849-1875)

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  Mieczyslaw Leonard Pallulon (1883-1908)

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  Gaspare Feliciano Cyrtowt (1910-1913)

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  Pranciškus Karevičius (1914-1926)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Juozapas Skvireckas (1926-1959)

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  Vincentas Sladkevičius (1989-1996)

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  Sigitas Tamkevičius (1996-2015)

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  Lionginas Virbalas (2015-2019)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  Vladas Michelevičius (1986-1999)

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  Jonas Ivanauskas (2003-2012)

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  Kęstutis Kėvalas (2012-2017)

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  Algirdas Jurevičius (2018-present)

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