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

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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 901,36 ...

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

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of the metropolitan Mother of God at Moscow.

History

* November 23, 1999: Established as Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia from the

Apostolic Administration of European Russia The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow ( la, Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdioc ...

* 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 Clemens Pickel (russian: Кле́менс Пи́ккель, born August 17, 1961, in Colditz, Saxony, Germany) is a German-Russian Roman Catholic prelate, and Bishop of Saratov, Russia. Pickel is the current chairman of the Episcopal Conference ...

(since 2002.02.11) * Apostolic Administrators of Southern European Russia (Roman rite) ** Bishop

(1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)

Churches

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Tambov The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church (russian: Церковь Воздвижения Святого Креста) is a Catholic church, and a protected historical monument in the city of Tambov, Russia. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sai ...

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kemerovo The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (russian: Храм Непорочного Сердца Пресвятой Девы Марии) is a Catholic church in Kemerovo, in the region of Kuzbass, Russia. It was consecrated in 2009 and serves the dioces ...

* St. Liborius Church, Krasnodar * St. Nicholas' Church, Volgograd *

The Last Supper Church, Rostov-on-Don The Last Supper Church (russian: Церковь Тайной Вечери) It is a Catholic church in Rostov-on-Don in Russia,E.I. Malakhovski, G. F. Laptev (Е. И. Малаховский, Г. Ф. Лаптев), Храмы и культовые с ...

* Transfiguration Church, Pyatigorsk

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

External links