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Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

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Country
  
Latvia

Metropolitan
  
Riga

Ecclesiastical province
  
Riga

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

Area
  
13,210 km (5,100 sq mi)

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 280,000 28,000 (10.0%)

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.

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History

  • 8 May 1937: Established as Diocese of Liepāja from the Archdiocese of Riga
  • 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Jelgava

    • Leadership

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja Wikipedia
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