John Gritenas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Gritenas

Bishop of the Lithuanian National Catholic Church

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1884

Place of Birth: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1928

Profession: priest

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

The Right Rev.
John Gritenas (born Jonas Gritenas; 23 June 1884 – 28 December 1928) was bishop of the Lithuanian National Catholic Church (LNCC), a small religious denomination based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Gritenas was born in Vilnius, (then the Russian Empire), the son of Aleksandras Gritenas and Lucya (née Kumorowski).
He immigrated to the United States in 1910.
He attended the Polish National Catholic Church's Seminary in Scranton and 1914 was ordained as a priest by Father Franciszek Hodur.In 1920, Gritenas was appointed pastor of the Scranton parish of the Lithuanian National Catholic Church, and he prepared prayer books and other theological publications.
He was consecrated as a bishop by the synod of the Polish National Catholic Church on August 17, 1924.
He returned to Lithuania in 1922 and 1927, where he hoped to set up a parish of the American LNCC, but his health began to decline.
In 1928, he died of diphtheria.