The following is a list of the bishops of Samogitia, who administered the Diocese of Samogitia (now a part of Lithuania) from 1417 to 1926.
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The seat of the diocese was in Varniai/Medininkai until 1864, when it was moved to Kaunas. It was promoted in 1926 as Archdiocese by Pope Pius XI with the new name of archdiocese of Kaunas. The first Samogitian Cathedral is now in the territory of Diocese of Telšiai.
References
edit- Błaszczyk, Grzegorz. Diecezja żmudzka od XV do początku XVII wieku : ustrój—Wyd. 1. – Poznań : Wydaw. Naukowe UAM, 1993. – 369 p, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Seria Historia ; Nr. 180) ISBN 83-232-0585-X; ISSN 0554-8217
External links
edit- (in Lithuanian) Lietuvos dailės muziejaus Žemaičių vyskupai
- (in Lithuanian) Varniai muziejaus Žemaičių vyskupai Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Lithuanian) Varnių katedra Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine