Roman Catholic Diocese of Šiauliai

Diocese of Šiauliai Dioecesis Siauliensis Šiaulių vyskupija
Šiauliai Cathedral in the center of Šiauliai
Location
Country	Lithuania
Ecclesiastical province	Kaunas
Metropolitan	Kaunas
Statistics
Area	7,696 km2 (2,971 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014) 329,000 247,200 (75.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin
Established	28 May 1997
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Šiauliai
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Eugenijus Bartulis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Lionginas Virbalas
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

Diocese of Šiauliai (Latin: Dioecesis Siauliensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Eugenijus Bartulis (since 1997). The diocese in present structure and territory was established on May 27, 1997.

The diocese covers an area of 7,696 km² (2,971 sq mi), and is a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. In 2004 the diocese of Šiauliai had about 269,861 believers (79.7% of the population), 65 priests and 67 parishes.^[1]

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[2] The main pilgrimage place is Hill of Crosses.^[3]

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Coordinates: 55°56′N 23°19′E / 55.933°N 23.317°E / 55.933; 23.317