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Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
13,373 km²

Bishop
  
Jonas Boruta

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Sigitas Tamkevičius

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Lithuania

Cathedral
  
Telšiai Cathedral

Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2014)705,000564,000 (80%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai (Latin: Telsen(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Telšiai in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia.

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On 24 December 1991, the Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda (Memel), which had been seceded from the Diocese of Ermland on 4 April 1926, has been merged into the Telšiai diocese.

Special churches

  • Minor Basilica:
  • BVM, Žemaičių Kalvarijoje.

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Telšiai (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jonas Boruta, S.J. (since 2002.01.05)
  • Bishop Antanas Vaičius (1989.03.10 – 2001.05.26)
  • Bishop Antanas Vaičius (Apostolic Administrator 1982.07.05 – 1989.03.10)
  • Bishop Juozapas Pletkus (Apostolic Administrator 1967.11.08 – 1975.09.29)
  • Bishop Petras Maželis (1964.02.14 – 1966.05.21)
  • Bishop Petras Maželis (Apostolic Administrator 1959.11.10 – 1964.02.14)
  • Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius (1944.01.21 – 1963.12.10)
  • Bishop Justinas Staugaitis (1926.04.05 – 1943.07.08)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai Wikipedia
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