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.
Diocese of Jelgava Dioecesis Ielgavensis Diecēze Jelgavas | |
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 St Mary's Cathedral on the right | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Metropolitan | Riga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,620 km2 (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 | |
History
edit- 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Jelgava from the Diocese of Liepāja[1]
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Jelgava (Roman rite)
- Antons Justs (7 Dec 1995 – 22 July 2011[2])
- Edvards Pavlovskis (22 July 2011 – present)
See also
editSources
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Latin) Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229
- ^ (in Latvian) Bīskaps Antons Justs noliek pilnvaras; viņa vietā – Edvards Pavlovskis, Jelgavas Vēstnesis, 22 July 2011
56°38′57″N 23°43′38″E / 56.6491°N 23.7271°E
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