Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

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Diocese of Liepāja

Dioecesis Liepaiensis

Diecēzē Liepājas
Location
Country Latvia
Ecclesiastical provinceRiga
MetropolitanRiga
Statistics
Area13,210 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2016)
274,200
27,400 (10%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSvētā Jāzepa Katedrālē
(Cathedral of St. Joseph)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopViktors Stulpins
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Bishops emeritus
Map
Location of Diocese of Liepāja in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja (Latin: Liepaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Liepāja in the Ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

History[]

  • 8 May 1937: Established as Diocese of Liepāja from the Archdiocese of Riga[1]
  • 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Jelgava[2]

Leadership[]

  • Bishops of Liepāja (Roman rite)
    • (29 Apr 1938 – 11 Aug 1965)
    • (Apostolic Administrator 25 Jul 1947 – 5 Aug 1960)
    • Julijans Vaivods (Apostolic Administrator 10 Nov 1964 – 24 May 1990)
    • (Apostolic Administrator 23 May 1990 – 8 May 1991)
    • Jānis Bulis (8 May 1991 – 7 Dec 1995)
    • Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis (7 Dec 1995 – 12 May 2001)
    • , O.P. (12 May 2001 – 20 June 2012)
    • (7 September 2013 – present)

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Latvia

Sources[]

References[]

  1. ^ Liepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29 (1937), p. 384
  2. ^ Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229

Coordinates: 56°30′19″N 21°00′27″E / 56.5052°N 21.0075°E / 56.5052; 21.0075


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