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Archdiocese of Vilnius Archidioecesis Vilnensis Vilniaus Arkivyskupija | |
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 Cathedral of the Archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Territory | Vilnius |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vilnius |
| Coordinates | 54°54′N 23°57′E / 54.900°N 23.950°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,644 km2 (3,724 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 827,141 605,108 (73.2%) |
| Parishes | 95 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14th Century (As Diocese of Vilnius) 28 October 1925 (As Archdiocese of Vilnius) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus |
| Patron saint | St Casimir, St George, St Nicholas, Bruno of Querfurt |
| Secular priests | 171 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gintaras Grušas |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Kaišiadorys Diocese of Panevėžys |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Arūnas Poniškaitis |
| Bishops emeritus | Cardinal Audrys Bačkis |
| Map | |
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| 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.