Audrys Bačkis

Catholic cardinal

Key facts

Church: Catholic Church
Archdiocese: Vilnius
Province: Vilnius
Appointed: 24 December 1991
Term ended: 5 April 2013
Predecessor: Julijonas Steponavičius
Successor: Gintaras Grušas
Other post: Cardinal Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia
Previous posts: Titular Archbishop of Meta (1988–1991) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands (1988–1991)
Ordination: 18 March 1961, by Luigi Traglia
Consecration: 4 October 1988, by John Paul II
Created cardinal: 21 February 2001, by John Paul II
Rank: Cardinal Priest
Born: Audrys Juozas Bačkis , ( 1937-02-01 ) 1 February 1937 (age 89) , Kaunas , Lithuania
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Parents: Stasys Antanas Bačkis
Motto: sub tuum praesidium

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Kaunas
Father: Stasys Antanas Bačkis
Occupation: Catholic priest
Educated at: Pontifical Lateran University
Languages spoken: Polish
Religion: Catholic Church
Participant in: 2005 conclave
Image: Vilniaus arkivyskupas metropolitas Audrys Juozas Bačkis.jpg
Motto: sub tuum praesidium

Show 5 more facts

date of birth: 1937-02-01
Commons category: Audrys Juozas Bačkis
consecrator: Juozas Preikšas
name in native language: Audrys Juozas Bačkis
P10632: Audrys Bačkis

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Audrys Juozas Bačkis ( Lithuanian: [ɐʊˈdʲrʲiːs ˈjuɔzɐs ˈbaːtɕkʲɪs]; born 1 February 1937) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2001. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1991, when he became Archbishop of Vilnius. He retired in 2013.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Audrys Bačkis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Available in 28 languages

Show 9 more

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0