Diocese of Jelgava
Diocese of Jelgava | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Latvia |
Ecclesiastical province | Riga |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Riga |
Diocesan bishop | Edvards Pavlovskis |
Vicar General | Jānis Krapāns |
founding | 1995 |
surface | 13,620 km² |
Parishes | 59 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
Residents | 211,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics | 77,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
proportion of | 36.5% |
Diocesan priest | 21 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Religious priest | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,348 |
Friars | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 3 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Latvian |
cathedral | Bezvainīgās Jaunavas Marijas (Immaculate Virgin Mary) |
address | Katolu iela 11 LV-3000 Jelgava, Latvia |
The Diocese of Jelgava ( Latin Dioecesis Ielgavensis , Latvian Jelgavas diecēze ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Jelgava ( Mitau ) in Latvia . Edvards Pavlovskis has been the bishop since July 2011 .
history
The diocese of Jelgava was established on December 2, 1995 and emerged territorially from the neighboring diocese of Liepāja to the west . Its territory largely covers the Latvian region of Zemgale , including Upper Latvia . As a suffragan, it is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Riga and is one of the three Roman Catholic dioceses in Latvia.
Bishops of Jelgava
- 1995-2011 Anton Justs
- 2011– Edvards Pavlovskis
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