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Styles of
**Vincentas Sladkevičius**
Styles of; Vincentas Sladkevičius
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Kaunas (emeritus)

His Eminence

Vincentas Sladkevičius

M.I.C.
His Eminence; Vincentas Sladkevičius; M.I.C.
Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Kaunas
See	Kaunas
Appointed	10 March 1989
Term ended	4 May 1996
Predecessor	Juozapas Skvireckas
Successor	Sigitas Tamkevičius
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (1988-2000)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Kaišiadorys (1957-82); Titular Bishop of Abora (1957-88); Apostolic Administrator of Kaišiadorys (1982-89); President of the Lithuanian Episcopal Conference (1988-93);
Orders
Ordination	25 March 1944; by Juozapas Skvireckas
Consecration	25 December 1957; by Teofilius Matulionis
Created cardinal	28 June 1988; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Vincentas Sladkevičius; 20 August 1920; Guroniai, Lithuania
Died	May 28, 2000 (aged 79); Kaunas, Lithuania
Buried	Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
Parents	Mykolas Sladkevičius; Uršule Kavaliauskaite
Motto	Fac mecum signum in bonum

Litas commemorative coin dedicated to Vincentas Sladkevičius

Vincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C. (20 August 1920 – 28 May 2000) was a Lithuanian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Kaunas from 1989 to 1996, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.

Biography

Vincentas Sladkevičius was born in Žasliai, Kaišiadorys, to Mykolas Sladkevičius and his wife Uršule Kavaliauskaite. He was the youngest of five children, his siblings being named Ona, Emilija, Jonas and Marija. After studying at the Kaunas Priest Seminary and Theological Faculty in Kaunas, Sladkevičius was ordained to the priesthood on 25 March 1944. He then did pastoral work in Kaišiadorys until 1959, including serving as a professor and the prefect of studies and discipline at the Kaunas seminary.

On 14 November 1957, Sladkevičius was appointed Auxiliary Bishop sedi datus of Kaišiadorys and Titular Bishop of Abora. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 25 December from Bishop Teofilius Matulionis. However, Bishop Sladkevičius was impeded from performing his ministry by his country's Communist government, and he took up residence at Nemunėlio Radviliškis, where he was under virtual house arrest from 1963 to 1982. He was named Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Kaišiadorys on 15 July 1982, and became President of the Lithuanian Episcopal Conference on 27 April 1988.