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Diocese of Liepāja

Dioecesis Liepaiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Viktors Stulpins, Bishop
  • Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 May 1937
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Riga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Latvia
  • Square Kilometers: 13,210 (5,102 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.katedrale.lv/
  • Mailing Address: Peldu iela 15, LV-3401 Liepaja, Latvia
  • Telephone: (294)57.320

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 May 1937ErectedArchdiocese of Riga (Courland and Semigallia) Diocese of Liepāja (erected)
2 December 1995Territory LostDiocese of Liepāja (Griva, Ilukste, Jekabpils, Skaistkalne, and Jelgava) Diocese of Jelgava (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195089,617592,02815.1%40ap1951
199933,000314,50010.5%74113,0005423ap2000
200033,000314,50010.5%55103,3006425ap2001
200133,000347,5009.5%84122,7505727ap2002
200233,000314,50010.5%84122,7506627ap2003
200333,000314,50010.5%84122,7506627ap2004
200433,000314,50010.5%74113,0007630ap2005
201328,000280,00010.0%115161,75051133ap2014
201627,400274,20010.0%94132,10741132ap2017
201926,950270,18010.0%96151,79661732ap2020
202126,500253,03410.5%86141,89261733ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 384, to Page 386

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