Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

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Diocese of Liepāja

Dioecesis Liepaiensis

Diecēzē Liepājas
Location
Country Latvia
Ecclesiastical province Riga
Metropolitan Riga
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
280,000
28,000 (10.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Svētā Jāzepa Katedrālē
(Cathedral of St. Joseph)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Viktors Stulpins
Metropolitan Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Emeritus Bishops Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis
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

See also

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


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