Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava

Diocese of Jelgava

Dioecesis Ielgavensis

Diecēze Jelgavas
St Mary's Cathedral on the right
Location
Country Latvia
MetropolitanRiga
Statistics
Area13,620 km2 (5,260 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 211,707
  • 77,880 (36.8%)
Parishes59
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralBezvainīgās Jaunavas Marijas katedrāle
(Cathedral of Our Lady)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Bishopvacant
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Bishops emeritusEdvards Pavlovski
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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.