List of bishops of Samogitia

List of bishops of Samogitia

Bishops of Samogitia (Żmudź) Samogitian diocese from 1417 to 1926.

The seat of the diocese was in Varniai 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

*Polish|Biskupi żmudzcy|4 October 2008
* 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

*lt icon [http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt/Naujausiosparodos/visi_zemaiciu_vyskupa.htm Lietuvos dailės muziejaus Žemaičių vyskupai]
*lt icon [http://www.varniai-museum.lt/index.php?mid=12&langID=1 Varniai muziejaus Žemaičių vyskupai]
*lt icon [http://www.varniai-museum.lt/index.php?mid=25&art=104#kripta Varnių katedra]


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