page_title: Catholic Church in Lithuania
hierarchical_section_title: Catholic Church in Lithuania
caption_attribution_description: English: Ensemble of Pažaislis monastery, Kaunas, Lithuania. Lietuvių: Pažaislio vienuolyno ansamblis, Kaunas.
context_page_description: The Catholic Church in Lithuania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
  Lithuania has the highest density of Catholics of all the Baltic states: there are two million Catholics, which is 79% of the total population. The country is divided into eight dioceses including two archdioceses and a military ordinariate. In 2007 there were 779 Catholic priests and 677 parishes. Lithuania is the northernmost predominantly Catholic country in the world, being slightly farther north than the Republic of Ireland.
context_section_description: The Catholic Church in Lithuania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
  Lithuania has the highest density of Catholics of all the Baltic states: there are two million Catholics, which is 79% of the total population (2002).   The country is divided into eight dioceses including two archdioceses and a military ordinariate. In 2007 there were 779 Catholic priests and 677 parishes. Lithuania is the northernmost predominantly Catholic country in the world, being slightly farther north than the Republic of Ireland.
caption: Church and Monastery of Pažaislis
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