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    Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

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    Diocese of Liepāja

    Dioecesis Liepaiensis

    Diecēzē Liepājas
    Location
    Country Latvia
    Ecclesiastical provinceRiga
    MetropolitanRiga
    Statistics
    Area13,210 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
    Population
    • Total
    • Catholics
    • (as of 2016)
    • 274,200
    • 27,400 (10%)
    Information
    Sui iuris churchLatin Church
    RiteLatin Rite
    CathedralSvētā Jāzepa Katedrālē
    (Cathedral of St. Joseph)
    Current leadership
    PopeLeo XIV
    BishopViktors Stulpins
    Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
    Bishops emeritusVilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis
    Map
    Location of Diocese of Liepāja in Latvia

    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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • Roman Catholicism in Latvia

    Sources

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    References

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    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

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


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