Diocese of Liepāja

Dioecesis Liepaiensis

Diecēzē Liepājas
Location
Country Latvia
Ecclesiastical provinceRiga
MetropolitanRiga
Statistics
Area13,210 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
274,200
27,400 (10%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSvētā Jāzepa Katedrālē
(Cathedral of St. Joseph)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopViktors Stulpins
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Bishops emeritusVilhelms 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

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


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