The Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov ( la, Saratovien(sis) Sancti Clementis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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. The diocese's episcopal see is located in the city of

Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901 ...

. The Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the

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Mother of God at Moscow.

History

* November 23, 1999: Established as Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia from the Apostolic Administration of European Russia * February 11, 2002: Promoted as Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov

Leadership

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s of Saint Clement at Saratov (Roman rite) ** Bishop Clemens Pickel (since 2002.02.11) * Apostolic Administrators of Southern European Russia (Roman rite) ** Bishop Clemens Pickel (1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)

Churches

* Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Tambov * Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kemerovo * St. Liborius Church, Krasnodar * St. Nicholas' Church, Volgograd * The Last Supper Church, Rostov-on-Don *

Transfiguration Church, Pyatigorsk The Transfiguration Church (russian: Храм Преображения Господня) Is a Catholic church in the city of Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Krai) in southern Russia, built in the 1840s.Catholic Encyclopedia article on Pyatigorsk, Moscow Edit ...

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

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