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On 8 February 2010 he became the program director of [[Radio Maria]] in Lithuania. |
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On 27 September 2012, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed him titular bishop of [[Abziri]] and auxiliary bishop of Kaunas.<ref>{{cite press release | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2024 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 27.09.2012 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2012/09/27/0546/01231.html | date = 27 September 2012 }}</ref> He received his episcopal consecration from [[Sigitas Tamkevičius]], Archbishop of Kaunas.<ref name=confbio/> |
On 27 September 2012, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed him titular bishop of [[Abziri]] and auxiliary bishop of Kaunas.<ref>{{cite press release | language = it | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2024 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 27.09.2012 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2012/09/27/0546/01231.html | date = 27 September 2012 }}</ref> He received his episcopal consecration on 24 November from [[Sigitas Tamkevičius]], Archbishop of Kaunas.<ref name=confbio/> In August 2015, in anticipation of the Synod on the Family, he discussed the Church's challenges in confronting contemporary culture.<ref>{{cite interview | work = The Baltic Times | access-date = 28 January 2024 | title= Lithuanian Bishop: “Interpretations of family is an experiment that may fail” | url = https://www.baltictimes.com/lithuanian_bishop_____interpretations_of_family_is_an_experiment_that_may_fail___/ | first = Kęstutis | last = Kėvalas | date = 5 August 2015 | interviewer = Linas Jegelevicius}}</ref> |
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On 20 April 2017, [[Pope Francis]] named him Coadjutor Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai|Telšiai]].<ref>{{cite press release | url =https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/04/20/170420b.html | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2024 | date = 20 April 2017| title = Resignations and Appointments, 20.04.2017}}</ref> Kėvalas succeeded as bishop there on 18 September 2017.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/09/18/170918b.html | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2024 | date = 18 September 2017| title = Resignations and Appointments, 18.09.2017}}</ref> |
On 20 April 2017, [[Pope Francis]] named him Coadjutor Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai|Telšiai]].<ref>{{cite press release | url =https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/04/20/170420b.html | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2024 | date = 20 April 2017| title = Resignations and Appointments, 20.04.2017}}</ref> Kėvalas succeeded as bishop there on 18 September 2017.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/09/18/170918b.html | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 28 January 2024 | date = 18 September 2017| title = Resignations and Appointments, 18.09.2017}}</ref> |
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His Excellency, The Most Rev. Mons. Kęstutis Kėvalas | |
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| Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas | |
 Kėvalas in 2018 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Kaunas |
| Appointed | 19 February 2020 |
| Predecessor | Lionginas Virbalas |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 2000 by Sigitas Tamkevičius |
| Consecration | 27 September 2012 by Sigitas Tamkevičius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1972 |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Motto | Christus spes mea |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
Kęstutis Kėvalas (17 February 1972) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas since 2020. He has been a bishop since 2012, serving first as an auxiliary bishop of Kaunas from 2012 to 2017 and then as bishop of Telšiai from 2017 to 2012.
Biography
Kęstutis Kėvalas was born in Kaunas on 17 February 1972. He attended secondary school in Šančiai and music school in Kaunas. From 1990 to 1992 he studied radioelectronics at Kaunas University of Technology. From 1993 to 1997 he studied theology and philosophy at the Kaunas Priest Seminary. He continued his studies at the Seminary of St. Mary in Baltimore from 1997 to 2000, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in theology. On 29 June 2000, he was ordained at the Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul. He then returned to St. Mary's and completed his licentiate in theology. His thesis was "Catholic Social Teaching and Economical Development: A Case Study of Lithuania".[1]
From 2001 to 2005 he was the head of the Archdiocesan Seminary Propaedeuticum and diocesan youth minister. In 2003 Kevalas started graduate doctoral studies in moral theology at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, where he completed a doctorate in 2008. Kevalas was nominated the Spiritual Priest of Kaunas Priest Seminary in 2005.
On 8 February 2010 he became the program director of Radio Maria in Lithuania.
On 27 September 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him titular bishop of Abziri and auxiliary bishop of Kaunas.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 24 November from Sigitas Tamkevičius, Archbishop of Kaunas.[1] In August 2015, in anticipation of the Synod on the Family, he discussed the Church's challenges in confronting contemporary culture.[3]
On 20 April 2017, Pope Francis named him Coadjutor Bishop of Telšiai.[4] Kėvalas succeeded as bishop there on 18 September 2017.[5]
On 19 February 2020, Pope Francis named him Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas.[6] He was installed there on 24 June 2020.
References
- ^ a b "Archbishop Kęstutis Kėvalas". Lithuanian Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.09.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Kėvalas, Kęstutis (5 August 2015). "Lithuanian Bishop: "Interpretations of family is an experiment that may fail"". The Baltic Times (Interview). Interviewed by Linas Jegelevicius. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 20.04.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 18.09.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
- Archbishop Kęstutis Kėvalas on Catholic Hierarchy
- "Kauno arkivyskupas metropolitas Kęstutis Kėvalas" [Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas Kęstutis Kėvalas]. Archdiocese of Kaunas (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 1 November 2023.
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