Jonas Algimantas Boruta
Jonas Algimantas Boruta (11 October 1944 – 19 December 2022) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate.
His Excellency Jonas Algimantas Boruta | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai | |
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| Metropolis | Kaunas |
| Appointed | 5 January 2002 |
| Term ended | 18 September 2017 |
| Predecessor | Antanas Vaičius |
| Successor | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 August 1982 by Julijonas Steponavičius |
| Consecration | 21 June 1997 by Audrys Juozas Bačkis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1944 |
| Died | 19 December 2022 (aged 78) Marijampolė, Lithuania[1] |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Vulturaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1997–2002) |
Boruta was born in Lithuania and was ordained to the priesthood in 1982. He served as titular bishop of Vulturaria and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania, from 1997 to 2002 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai, Lithuania, from 2002 until his resignation in 2017.[2]
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