Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Lithuania (original) (raw)

DateAscending Change
1388 Diocese of Vilnius was established (became suffragan of Gniezno)
1417.10.24 Diocese of Žemaitija was established (became suffragan of Gniezno)
1809.02.14 Diocese of Vilnius (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1828.04.22 Diocese of Vilnius (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Žyrovyci)
1828.04.22 Diocese of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Vilnius and Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst)
1833 Diocese of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1848.07.03 Diocese of Vilnius lost territory to Diocese of Žemaitija
1920.06.09 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas lost territory to Diocese of Riga
1920.06.09 Diocese of Žemaitija lost territory to Diocese of Riga
1925.10.28 Diocese of Vilnius was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius (with suffragan sees Łomża and Pinsk)
1926.04.04 Diocese of Kaišiadorys was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius and became suffragan of Vilnius)
1926.04.04 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Žemaitija and with suffragan sees Panevėžys, Telšiai, Vilkaviškis and Klaipėda)
1926.04.04 Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda was established (from Diocese of Warmia and became suffragan of Kaunas)
1926.04.04 Diocese of Panevėžys was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Žemaitija and became suffragan of Kaunas)
1926.04.04 Diocese of Telšiai was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Žemaitija and became suffragan of Kaunas)
1926.04.04 Diocese of Vilkaviškis was established (from Diocese of Łomża, from the suppressed Diocese of Žemaitija and became suffragan of Kaunas)
1926.04.04 Diocese of Žemaitija was suppressed (to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas, Diocese of Panevėžys, Diocese of Telšiai and Diocese of Vilkaviškis)
1991.07.13 Ordinariate of East Europe (Armenian Rite) was established
1991.12.24 Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda was suppressed (to Diocese of Telšiai and united to Diocese of Telšiai)
1997.05.28 Diocese of Šiauliai was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas, Diocese of Panevėžys and Diocese of Telšiai and became suffragan of Kaunas)
2000.11.25 Military Ordinariate of Lietuvos kariuomenės ordinariatas was established
2023 Titular Episcopal See of Medininkai was restored