Gintaras Linas Grušas
Gintaras Linas Grušas (born September 23, 1961 in Washington, DC , USA ) is a Lithuanian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vilnius .
Life
The Archbishop of Vilnius, Audrys Juozas Backis , consecrated him on 25 June 1994 on priests . From 2001 to 2003 Grušas was Regens of the Vilnius Seminary .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him military bishop of Lithuania on June 19, 2010 . He was ordained episcopate on September 4th of the same year by the Archbishop of Vilnius, Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis; Co- consecrators were Eugenijus Bartulis , Bishop of Šiauliai , and Sigitas Tamkevičius SJ , Archbishop of Kaunas . In addition to his work as a military bishop, Grušas also held the position of general secretary of the Lithuanian Bishops' Conference .
Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Vilnius on April 5, 2013. On June 9, 2014, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Congregation for the Clergy . On October 28, 2014, he was elected chairman of the Lithuanian Bishops' Conference. On July 13, 2016, he became a member of the Communication Secretariat (today: Dicastery for Communication ) of the Roman Curia .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy , in: Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin from June 9, 2014
- ↑ Arkivyskupas Gintaras Grušas. In: Homepage. Lithuanian Bishops' Conference , accessed June 11, 2015 (Lithuanian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri della Segreteria per la Comunicazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 13, 2016, accessed July 13, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenijus Bartulis |
Military Bishop of Lithuania 2010-2013 |
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| Audrys Cardinal Bačkis |
Archbishop of Vilnius since 2013 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grušas, Gintaras Linas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grušas, Gintaras |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian-American clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vilnius |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |