Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Jelgava

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava

Roman Catholic diocese in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava (Latin: Ielgaven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jelgava in the ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

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History

Leadership

  • Bishops of Jelgava (Roman rite)
    • Antons Justs (7 Dec 1995 – 22 July 2011[2])
    • Edvards Pavlovskis (22 July 2011 – present)

See also

Sources

References

  1. [1]
    (in Latin) Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229
  2. [2]
    (in Latvian) Bīskaps Antons Justs noliek pilnvaras; viņa vietā – Edvards Pavlovskis, Jelgavas Vēstnesis, 22 July 2011

56.6491°N 23.7271°E / 56.6491; 23.7271


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