The seat of the diocese was in
Varniai/Medininkai until 1864, when it was moved to
Kaunas. It was promoted in 1926 as Archdiocese by
Pope Pius XI with the new name of
archdiocese of Kaunas. The first Samogitian Cathedral is now in the territory of
Diocese of Telšiai.
Błaszczyk, Grzegorz. Diecezja żmudzka od XV do początku XVII wieku : ustrój—Wyd. 1. – Poznań : Wydaw. Naukowe UAM, 1993. – 369 p, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Seria Historia ; Nr. 180)
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