The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona (Latin: Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Rēzekne and Aglona in the ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.
Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis Diecēze Rēzeknes-Aglonas | |
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Location | |
Country | Latvia |
Metropolitan | Riga |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,679 km2 (6,054 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 301,053 88,720 (29.5%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Rēzeknes Jēzus Sirds katedrāle (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jānis Bulis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Zbigņevs Stankevičs |
Map | |
Location of Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia |
History
edit- 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga[1]
Special churches
edit- Minor Basilicas:
- Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas Bazilika in Aglona
(Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas Bazilika in Aglona
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Rēzekne–Aglona (Roman rite)
- Jānis Bulis (7 Dec 1995 – )
See also
editSources
editReferences
edit- ^ Rezeknensis-Aglonensis: In Lettonia nova conditur dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 344
56°29′59″N 27°20′21″E / 56.4997°N 27.3391°E