Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava

Diocese of Jelgava Dioecesis Ielgavensis Diecēze Jelgavas
St Mary's Cathedral on the right
Location
Country	Latvia
Metropolitan	Riga
Statistics
Area	13,620 km^2 (5,260 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016) 211,707 77,880 (36.8%)
Parishes	59
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bezvainīgās Jaunavas Marijas katedrāle (Cathedral of Our Lady)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edvards Pavlovskis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Map
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

• 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Jelgava from the Diocese of Liepāja[1]

Leadership

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Latvia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Latvia

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

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