Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kaunensis Kauno Arkivyskupija Metropolitas | |
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.jpg) Kaunas Cathedral, the mother church of the Archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,750 km2 (3,380 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 655,000 524,000 (80%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1417 (As Diocese of Žemaičiai) 4 April 1926 (As Archdiocese of Kaunas) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Šiauliai, Diocese of Telšiai, Diocese of Vilkaviškis |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Algirdas Jurevičius (Apostolic Administrator) |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
 Map of the Archdiocese | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kaunensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lithuania. The episcopal see is in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and cathedral is Kaunas Cathedral Basilica; it is also home to a Minor Basilica in a town of Šiluva, in the region of Samogitia.