Surviliškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania , 18 km from Kėdainiai , on the right bank of the Nevėžis river. In 2011 it had a population of 351. There are wooden Catholic church of Jesus (built in 1791), wooden chapel in cemetery (built in 1800), wooden cross of local crossmaking master Vincas Svirskis , wayside chapel of St. Mary, school, library, medicine station. The regional road Kėdainiai - Krekenava - Panevėžys runs through the town.
6-595: The toponym Surviliškis comes from personal name Survila or Survilas . Surviliškis Manor was first mentioned in 1500. The first church was built in 1505 and till the 19th century Surviliškis was a property of the Samogitian bishop . Surviliškis has been known as a town since 1587. Surviliškis Manor was parcelled in 1929. During the Soviet era, it was a selsovet center and "Švyturys" ('lighthouse') kolkhoz center. This Kaunas County , Lithuania location article
12-573: Is Kaunas Cathedral Basilica ; it is also home to a Minor Basilica in a town of Šiluva , in the region of Samogitia . Predecessor of the diocese was established according to directions from the Council of Constance on October 24, 1417, as the Diocese of Samogitia ( Polish : Żmudź ; Lithuanian : Žemaitija ), with a see in Medininkai . It was the second Catholic diocese in ethnic Lithuanian parts of
18-678: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas ( Latin : Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kaunensis ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lithuania . The episcopal see is in Kaunas , the second-largest city in Lithuania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and cathedral
24-589: The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaunas , initially with as suffragan sees Vilkaviškis and Telšiai in the new Lithuanian ecclesiastical province . The then diocese of Vilnius was also elevated into a Metropolitan Archbishopric with its ecclesiastical province in Polish territory. It enjoyed a Papal Visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1993. On May 28, 1997, parts of the archdiocese have been ceded to
30-636: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania . On March 25, 1798, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Wigry . On July 3, 1848, it gained territory from the persisting then Diocese of Vilnius , now Lithuania's other Metropolitan see. On June 9, 1920, it lost territory to the existing Diocese of Riga (in Latvia ), while in the next year it gained territory from the persisting Diocese of Sejny (in Poland ). The Apostolic constitution , issued by Pius XI , intended to structure
36-531: The diocesan territories in accordance with the actual boundaries of Lithuanian Republic after the Declaration of Independence in 1918. Due to fact, that claimed Lithuanian capital city Vilnius and the eastern parts of the country were seized by Polish troops in 1920 and annexed by Poland in 1922, Kaunas became not only the Temporary capital of Lithuania but also was promoted by Pope Pius XI on April 4, 1926, into
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