Diocese of Jelgava
| Diocese of Jelgava | |
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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
Web links
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