The well-known priest retired to replicate on his future path

G.Vitkus introduced this on his Fb account, the place he posted his picture with out indicators of priestly service.

“Most of you in all probability learn what the Jesuit Province of Central Europe posted on FB concerning the modifications in my life,” he writes.

The communication states that from 2024 On January 3, Gintaras Vitkus, SJ, acquired the provincial vol. With the permission of Bernhard Bürgler, SJ, quickly withdraws from the Jesuit group to contemplate his means ahead. G.Vitkus is quickly launched from the duties of priest and chaplain of Vilnius College. Vidmantas Šimkūnas, SJ, takes over the place of Vilnius College chaplain.

“I can solely add that my resolution, which is so sudden for a lot of, is the constant results of trustworthy issues. What I believed and what I preached, I nonetheless consider and wish to testify sooner or later. Simply on the lookout for alternative ways.

I belief God’s steering and your whole prayers. I thank the Jesuit brothers for his or her understanding and benevolence”, writes G.Vitkus.

Gintaras Vitkus, SJ, was born in 1958. in Kaunas. After graduating from medical research, in 1982 joined the Society of Jesus, and in 1991 was ordained a priest. Since 1993 till 2005 – Director of Kaunas Jesuit Excessive College. 2009-2017 G. Vitkus was the Provincial of the Jesuit Province of Lithuania and Latvia. 2018-2022 lived in Riga (Latvia).

From 2022 autumn till 2023 month of January. was VU chaplain.