Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius

Archdiocese of Vilnius

Archidioecesis Vilnensis

Vilniaus Arkivyskupija
Cathedral of the Archdiocese
Location
Country Lithuania
TerritoryVilnius
Ecclesiastical provinceVilnius
Coordinates54°54′N 23°57′E / 54.900°N 23.950°E / 54.900; 23.950
Statistics
Area9,644 km2 (3,724 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
827,141
605,108 (73.2%)
Parishes95
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14th Century
(As Diocese of Vilnius)
28 October 1925
(As Archdiocese of Vilnius)
CathedralCathedral-Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus
Patron saintSt Casimir, St George, St Nicholas, Bruno of Querfurt
Secular priests171
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopGintaras Grušas
SuffragansDiocese of Kaišiadorys
Diocese of Panevėžys
Auxiliary BishopsArūnas Poniškaitis
Bishops emeritusCardinal Audrys Bačkis
Map
Website
vilnius.lcn.lt

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius (Latin: Archidioecesis Vilnensis; Lithuanian: Vilniaus arkivyskupija) 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. It has two suffragan sees of Kaišiadorys and Panevėžys.

The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is Cathedral-Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus in Vilnius; it also houses a minor basilica in Trakai. The current archbishop of Vilnius is Gintaras Grušas. He is assisted by auxiliary bishops Arūnas Poniškaitis and Darius Trijonis.