Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

Diocese of Liepāja
Dioecesis Liepaiensis
Diecēzē Liepājas
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

  1. ↑ Liepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29 (1937), p. 384
  2. ↑ Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229

Coordinates: 56°30′19″N 21°00′27″E / 56.5052°N 21.0075°E / 56.5052; 21.0075

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