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
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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

Leadership

See also

Source

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