Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava

Diocese of Jelgava
Diocese of Jelgava; Dioecesis Ielgavensis; Diecēze Jelgavas
	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 2013); 277,200; 67,700 (24.4%)
Parishes	59
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bezvainīgās Jaunavas Marijas katedrāle; (Cathedral of Our Lady)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edvards Pavlovskis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Emeritus Bishops	Antons Justs
Map
	; Location of Diocese of Jelgava in Latvia

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.

History

2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Jelgava from the Diocese of Liepāja^[1]

Bishops of Jelgava (Roman rite)
- Antons Justs (7 Dec 1995 - 22 July 2011^[2])
- Edvards Pavlovskis (22 July 2011 – present)

↑ (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

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