List of Lithuanian ambassadors to the Holy See
List of Lithuanian envoys and (since 1992) ambassadors to the Holy See in Rome . Much of the population in the country are members of the Roman Catholic Church .
Heads of mission
From 1940 to 1990 the heads of missions to the Holy See were appointed by the Lithuanian government in exile , and the mission was part of the foreign service, which was also in exile at the time .
First Republic Envoy |
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| 1922: Establishment of diplomatic relations | |||
| appointment | Surname | Remarks | Recall |
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| 1922 | Kazys Bizauskas | (1893-1941), envoy | 1923 |
| 1923 | k. A. | 1927 | |
| 1927 | Jurgis Šaulys | (1879-1948), envoy | 1931 |
| 1931 | Stasys Lozoraitis | (1898-1983), chargé | 1932 |
| 1932 | Kazimieras Graužinis | (1898-1962), chargé | 1939 |
| 1939 | Stasys Girdvainis | (1890-1970), Ambassador to 1958, Charge d'Affaires to 1970 | 1970 |
| 1970 | Stasys Lozoraitis the Younger | (1924-1994) chargé | 1985 |
| 1985 | Kazys Lozoraitis | (1929-2007) chargé | 1992 |
Ambassador of the Second Republic |
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| appointment | Surname | Remarks | Recall |
| 1992 | Kazys Lozoraitis | (1929-2007), ambassador | 2004 |
| 2004 | Algirdas Saudargas | (* 1948), ambassador | 2008 |
| 2008 | Vytautas Ališauskas | (* 1957), ambassador | 2012 |
| 2012 | Irena Vaišvilaitė | (* 1954), ambassador | - |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Diplomatic Corps at the Holy See ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , apostolische-nachstieg.de , accessed on January 7, 2016
Web links
- Lithuanian Embassy to the Holy See on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (lt) (en)