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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne Aglona

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
15,679 km²

Bishop
  
Jānis Bulis

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Latvia

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Zbigņevs Stankevičs

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Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2014)301,05388,720 (29.5%)

Cathedral
  
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rēzekne

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona (Latin: Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Rēzekne and Aglona in the Ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

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History

  • 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas Bazilika in Aglona
    (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Rēzekne–Aglona (Roman rite)
  • Jānis Bulis (7 Dec 1995 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona Wikipedia
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