Jānis Bulis (born 17 August 1950 in

Briģi Parish Briģi parish ( lv, Briģu pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia (prior to 2009 of the former Ludza District Ludza District ( lv, Ludzas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, lo ...

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) is a

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bishop of the Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in

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Biography

Jānis Bulis was born on 17 August 1950 in

. After his secondary education, he entered in the Riga's Metropolitan Roman Catholic Theological Seminary in 1972, from which he finished in 1977. The same year, on May 22, 1977, he was ordained to the priesthood at St. James's Cathedral in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

by Cardinal

Julijans Vaivods Julijans Vaivods (18 August 1895 in Vārkava parish, Vārkava, Latgale, Vitebsk Governorate – 24 May 1990 in Riga, Soviet Union) was the Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga, Riga and of Roman Catholic Diocese of L ...

. Bulis' first religious services occurred on June 5, 1977 at the Holy Trinity Church in

Briģi Briģi is a village located in Briģi Parish, Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, La ...

. On May 8, 1991, Bulis was nominated to become bishop, being consecrated in the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja ( la, 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 * 2 D ...

on June 24 the same year. On December 7, 1995, Bulis was appointed bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona ( la, Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Rēzekne and Aglona in the Ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia. History * 2 December 1995: Established as Dioce ...

, and on January 6, 1996, he was installed as its diocesan bishop.

Devotional service before became bishop

* 14/06/1977 - 06/11/1980 - Vicar of St. Peter's Chains Church in Daugavpils. * 06/11/1980 - 11/07/1984 - Parish priest of the Virgin of Anguish Church and at that time also served Dukstigals Virgin Mary Church. * 11/07/1984 - 26/01/1989 - Parish priest at Christ the King Church in Riga. * 26/01/1989 - 31.08.1991 - Parish priest at Ludzas and the Dean's Office from 23/01/1991, also served Virgin Mary church in Pušmucovas.

Awards

Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Thr ...

II degree (2012)

References

External links

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbulis.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulis, Janis 1950 births 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Latvia 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Latvia Living people People from Ludza Municipality