Julijonas Steponavičius

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Julijonas Steponavičius (born October 18, 1911 in Miciūnai, Hierviaty area (Gervėčiai), now Astrawez district , Hrodsenskaja Woblasz , Belarus ; † June 18, 1991 in Vilnius ) was a Lithuanian Catholic archbishop and administrator of the Vilnius Archdiocese .

Life

From 1921 to 1930 Steponavičius studied at the Vytautas High School in Vilnius. From 1930 to 1936 he studied at the Vilnius Seminary and at the Vilnius University . In 1936 he wrote his master's thesis on Vytautas Magnus in Polish and became a master of theology. He was ordained a priest on June 21, 1936 in the Cathedral of St. Stanislaus von Jalbžykovskis. On May 22, 1955 Julijonas Steponavičius was appointed auxiliary bishop in Panevėžys by the Pope and appointed titular bishop of Antarados . On September 11th he was ordained bishop by Kazimieras Paltarokas . From 1957 he was Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius. He was only able to become Archbishop of Vilnius in 1989 with the political change. In 1958 the KGB recruited him . In 1961 he was deported to Žagarė .

In 1999 he was awarded the Vytis Cross Order (3rd grade).

literature

  • J. Boruta SJ, Arkivyskupas Julijonas Steponavičius (1911-1936-1955-1991) // Lietuvių katalikų mokslo akademijos metraštis. - T. 19. P. 616.
  • XX a. Lietuvos Katalikų Bažnyčios kelio simbolis - Vilniaus arkivyskupas Julijonas Steponavičius, 1911–1991 m. / Leidinys skirtas arkivyskupo Julijono Steponavičiaus gimimo 100-osioms, kunygystės šventimų 75-osioms, ištrėmimo į Žagarę 50-osioms ir iškeliavimo amžinybėn 20-osioms metinėms [paruošlyė Marius]. 2011 (Kaunas: Arx Baltica). 32 p.
  • Bažnyčia tremtyje: vyskupas Julijonas Steponavičius: 100-osioms gimimo ir 20-osioms mirties metinėms paminėti / Arūnas Strikus // Lietuvių katalikų mokslo akademija . - T. 35, p. 11-28.
  • Julijonas Steponavičius: (1911 X 18-1989 II 7-1991 VI 18): [apie Vilniaus arkivyskupą] / Viktoras Petkus // Vilniaus vyskupai Lietuvos istorijoje. - P. [739] -756.
  • Neišdildomi arkivyskupo Julijono Steponavičiaus pėdsakai / Marius Dyglys // XXI amžius. - 2011, out. 28, p. 9, 12.
  • Neišdildomi arkivyskupo Julijono Steponavičiaus pėdsakai Žagarėje / Marius Dyglys // Sidabrė. - 2011, out. 19, p. 3.

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predecessor Office successor
Romuald Jałbrzykowski Archbishop of Vilnius
1989–1991 		Audrys Bačkis
personal data
SURNAME Steponavičius, Julijonas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lithuanian Catholic Archbishop, Administrator of the Archdiocese of Vilnius
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Miciūnai, Hierviaty Region (Gervėčiai), now Astrawez district , Hrodsenskaja Woblasz , Belarus
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1991
Place of death Vilnius