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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jelgava ( la, Ielgaven(sis)) is a
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Jelgava Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Duch ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
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 ...
in Latvia.


History

* 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Jelgava from the Diocese of Liepāja


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Jelgava (Roman rite) **
Antons Justs Antons Justs (22 November 1931 – 17 February 2019) was a Latvian Roman Catholic bishop. Justs was born in Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, ...
(7 Dec 1995 – 22 July 2011Bīskaps Antons Justs noliek pilnvaras; viņa vietā – Edvards Pavlovskis
Jelgavas Vēstnesis, 22 July 2011) ** Edvards Pavlovskis (22 July 2011 – present)


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Latvia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Latvia


Sources


GCatholic.org





References

Jelgava Roman Catholic dioceses in Latvia Christian organizations established in 1995 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub