Denomination Roman Catholic Established 28 May 1997 Area 7,696 km² Country Lithuania Metropolitan archbishop Lionginas Virbalas | Rite Latin Pope Francis Phone +370 41 521110 Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2014)
329,000
247,200 (75.1%) Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Šiauliai Address Žvejų skg. 2, Šiauliai 76294, Lithuania Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas | ||
Diocese of Šiauliai (Latin: Dioecesis Siauliensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Eugenijus Bartulis (since 1997). The diocese in present structure and territory was established on May 27, 1997.
The diocese covers an area of 7,696 km2 (2,971 sq mi), and is a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. In 2004 the diocese of Šiauliai had about 269,861 believers (79.7% of the population), 65 priests and 67 parishes.
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. The main pilgrimage place is Hill of Crosses.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Šiauliai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA