Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja

Roman Catholic diocese in Latvia

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.

History

• 8 May 1937: Established as Diocese of Liepāja from the Archdiocese of Riga^[1]
• 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Jelgava^[2]

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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Latvia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

References

1. Liepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29 (1937), p. 384
2. Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 229

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