Diocese of Samogitia

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The Diocese of Samogitia was a historical Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Samogitia region of present-day Lithuania, playing a key role in the Christianization and religious life of the area.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
historical ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Samogitia ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Lithuanians ⓘ
Samogitians ⓘ
churchSuiIuris Latin Church ⓘ
country Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
establishedFor Christianization of Samogitia ⓘ
governedAs ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
governedBy Bishop of Samogitia ⓘ
hasBishopType diocesan bishop ⓘ
hasCathedral Cathedral in Varniai ⓘ
linked to: Varniai Cathedral
hasClericalLanguage Latin ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
hasDenomination Catholic ⓘ
hasFunction administration of sacraments in Samogitia ⓘ
pastoral care of Catholics in Samogitia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType diocese ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTradition Roman Rite ⓘ
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
hasRole center of Catholic religious life in Samogitia ⓘ
instrument of Christianization in Lithuania ⓘ
historicalRegion Samogitia ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the last regions of Europe to be fully Christianized ⓘ
isHistoric true ⓘ
isPartOf Catholic Church in Lithuania ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Lithuania ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
partOf Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
playedKeyRoleIn Christianization of Samogitia ⓘ
spread of Catholicism in Lithuania ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
seeAlso Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas ⓘ
subordinateTo Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga ⓘ
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius ⓘ
successor Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai ⓘ
territoryIncludes Samogitia region ⓘ
linked to: Samogitia
typeOfJurisdiction territorial diocese ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samogitia → diocese → Diocese of Samogitia ⓘ
Samogitia → modernSuccessorDiocese → Diocese of Telšiai ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Samogitia
Varniai Cathedral → formerSeeOf → Roman Catholic Diocese of Samogitia ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Samogitia