Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava

Roman Catholic diocese in Latvia
Diocese of Jelgava

Dioecesis Ielgavensis

Diecēze Jelgavas
St Mary's Cathedral on the right
Location
Country Latvia
MetropolitanRiga
Statistics
Area13,620 km2 (5,260 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
211,707
77,880 (36.8%)
Parishes59
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralBezvainīgās Jaunavas Marijas katedrāle
(Cathedral of Our Lady)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdvards Pavlovskis
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Map
Location of Diocese of Jelgava in Latvia
Location of Diocese of Jelgava in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava (Latin: Ielgaven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jelgava in the ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

History

Leadership

  • Bishops of Jelgava (Roman rite)
    • Antons Justs (7 Dec 1995 – 22 July 2011[2])
    • Edvards Pavlovskis (22 July 2011 – present)

See also

Sources

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy
  • Diocese website

References

  1. ^ (in Latin) Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229
  2. ^ (in Latvian) Bīskaps Antons Justs noliek pilnvaras; viņa vietā – Edvards Pavlovskis, Jelgavas Vēstnesis, 22 July 2011

56°38′57″N 23°43′38″E / 56.6491°N 23.7271°E / 56.6491; 23.7271

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