Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai

Diocese of Telšiai

Dioecesis Telsensis (-Klaipedensis)

Telšių vyskupija
Location
CountryLithuania
Ecclesiastical provinceKaunas
MetropolitanKaunas
Statistics
Area13,373 km2 (5,163 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 705,000
  • 564,000 (80%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralTelšiai Cathedral
Patron saintJustin Martyr
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAlgirdas Jurevičius
Metropolitan ArchbishopKęstutis Kėvalas
Map

Location of Diocese of Telšiai in Lithuania

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai (Latin: Telsen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Kaunas, one of two in Lithuania.

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