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. Lithuania is the world's northernmost Catholic majority country.[2] Pope Pius XII gave Lithuania the title of "northernmost outpost of Catholicism in Europe" in 1939.[3][4]
Among the Baltic states, Lithuania is the country with the highest percentage of Catholic population.[5] Almost three-quarters (74.19%) of Lithuania's population, self-identified as Catholics in the 2021 census.[6] The country is divided into eight dioceses including two archdioceses and a military ordinariate.[7]
St. Casimir (Kazimieras, 1458–1484) is the only canonized saint of Lithuania. He is the patron of the country and Lithuanian youth. Archbishop Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (1871–1927) was beatified in 1987.[8]
^"Lithuanian church voted most beautiful Catholic church in world". Lithuania Tribune. 7 March 2016.
^Juergensmeyer & Roof 2012, p. 111.
^Beeson 1982, p. 125.
^"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.
^Stan & Turcescu 2011, p. 115.
^Department of Statistics (2021-12-21). "2021 m. gyventojų ir būstų surašymo pagrindiniai rezultatai". osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian).
^"Catholic Church in Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania)". www.gcatholic.org.
^Lithuanian Saints and Witnesses of Faith on the Official Page of Catholic Church in Lithuania
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