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Catholic Church in Lithuania

Church of Sts. Peter & Paul, in Vilnius. The building is considered to be among the most beautiful Catholic Churches in the world.[1]
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The Catholic Church in Lithuania (Lithuanian: Katalikų Bažnyčia Lietuvoje) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.[2] Lithuania is the world's northernmost Catholic majority country.[3] Pope Pius XII gave Lithuania the title of "northernmost outpost of Catholicism in Europe" in 1939.[4][5] The Vilnius Cathedral is the most important Catholic Church in Lithuania, which was previously used for the inauguration ceremonies of Lithuanian monarchs with Gediminas' Cap, while in modern times it is a venue for masses dedicated to the elected Presidents of Lithuania after their inauguration ceremonies and giving of oaths to the Nation in the Seimas Palace.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Among the Baltic states, Lithuania is the country with the highest percentage of Catholic population.[12] Almost three-quarters (74.19%) of Lithuania's population, self-identified as Catholics in the 2021 census.[13] The country is divided into eight dioceses including two archdioceses and a military ordinariate.[14]

St. Casimir (Kazimieras, 1458–1484) is the only canonized saint of Lithuania.[15][16] He is the patron of the country and Lithuanian youth.[15][17][16] Polish saint Raphael Kalinowski was born in Lithuania's capital Vilnius, then controlled by the Russian Empire. Archbishop Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (1871–1927) was beatified in 1987, archbishop Teofilius Matulionis (1873–1962) was beatified in 2017.[18][19]

  1. ^ "Lithuanian church voted most beautiful Catholic church in world". Lithuania Tribune. 7 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Lietuvos Katalikų Bažnyčia". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ Juergensmeyer & Roof 2012, p. 111.
  4. ^ Beeson 1982, p. 125.
  5. ^ "Pijus XII apie Lietuvą: katalikybės šiaurinis avanpostas – Vatican News" [Pius XII on Lithuania: Northern Outpost of Catholicism]. www.vaticannews.va (in Lithuanian). 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ^ "Vilniaus katedra ir varpinė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ^ Gudavičius, Edvardas. "Gedimino kepurė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ^ "LR Prezidentės Dalios Grybauskaitės inauguracija. Prezidentūros rūmų perdavimo ceremonija". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Nausėdos inauguracijos ceremonija: nauji simboliniai žingsniai, tvirta kalba Seime ir žaismingas bendravimas su žmonėmis". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ Samoškaitė, Eglė. "Brazausko iškilmės be žmonos, 4 Adamkaus pokyliai ir ponių stilius: štai kuo per inauguraciją stebino Nausėdos pirmtakai". TV3.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento įstatymas". Official website of Seimas. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  12. ^ Stan & Turcescu 2011, p. 115.
  13. ^ Department of Statistics (2021-12-21). "2021 m. gyventojų ir būstų surašymo pagrindiniai rezultatai". osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian).
  14. ^ "Catholic Church in Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania)". www.gcatholic.org.
  15. ^ a b Spečiūnas, Vytautas. "Kazimieras". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Šv. Kazimieras – Lietuvos jaunimo globėjas". Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 26 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Popiežiaus Pijaus XII brevė dėl šv. Kazimiero skyrimo Lietuvos jaunimo ypatingu dangiškuoju globėju". Vilnius Cathedral (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  18. ^ Lithuanian Saints and Witnesses of Faith on the Official Page of Catholic Church in Lithuania
  19. ^ Puidokas, Mindaugas. "Teofilius Matulionis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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