Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja
Diocese of Liepāja Dioecesis Liepaiensis Diecēzē Liepājas | |
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Location | |
Country | Latvia |
Ecclesiastical province | Riga |
Metropolitan | Riga |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,210 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 280,000 28,000 (10.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral |
Svētā Jāzepa Katedrālē (Cathedral of St. Joseph) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Viktors Stulpins |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Zbigņevs Stankevičs |
Emeritus Bishops | Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja (Latin: Liepaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Liepāja in the Ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.
History
- 8 May 1937: Established as Diocese of Liepāja from the Archdiocese of Riga[1]
- 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Jelgava[2]
Leadership
- Bishops of Liepāja (Roman rite)
- Antonijs Urbšs (29 Apr 1938 – 11 Aug 1965)
- Pēteris Strods (Apostolic Administrator 25 Jul 1947 – 5 Aug 1960)
- Julijans Vaivods (Apostolic Administrator 10 Nov 1964 - 24 May 1990)
- Jānis Cakuls (Apostolic Administrator 23 May 1990 - 8 May 1991)
- Jānis Bulis (8 May 1991 – 7 Dec 1995)
- Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis (7 Dec 1995 – 12 May 2001)
- Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. (12 May 2001 - 20 June 2012)
- Viktors Stulpins (7 September 2013 – present)
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ Liepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29 (1937), p. 384
- ↑ Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229
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