Bishop of Samogitia
Appearance
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.
The seat of the diocese was in Varniai/Medininkai until 1864, when it was moved to Kaunas. It was liquidated in 1926 by Pope Pius XI when the archdiocese of Kaunas was created.
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