The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja ( la, Liepaien(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

Liepāja Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...

in the

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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

* 8 May 1937: Established as Diocese of Liepāja from the Archdiocese of Riga * 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Jelgava''Ielgavensis: Nova dioecesis conditur in Lettonia, Ielgavensis appellanda'',

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Volume 88
(1996), p. 229

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 Liepāja (Roman rite) ** Antonijs Urbšs (29 Apr 1938 – 11 Aug 1965) ** Pēteris Strods (

Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

25 Jul 1947 – 5 Aug 1960) **

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 ...

(Apostolic Administrator 10 Nov 1964 – 24 May 1990) **

Jānis Cakuls Jānis Cakuls (4 July 1926 – 26 February 2022) was a Latvian Roman Catholic prelate. Cakuls was ordained to the priesthood in 1949. He served as titular bishop of ''Tinista'' and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga, L ...

(Apostolic Administrator 23 May 1990 – 8 May 1991) **

Jānis Bulis Jānis Bulis (born 17 August 1950 in Briģi Parish, Ludza Municipality) is a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia. Biography Jānis Bulis was born on 17 August 1950 in Briģi Parish, Ludza Municipality, Latvia. After h ...

(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 Viktors is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English given name Victor and may refer to: * Viktors Arājs (1910–1988), Latvian collaborator and Nazi SS officer * Viktors Alksnis (born 1950), Russian-born Latvian politician ...

(7 September 2013 – present)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

References

Liepāja Roman Catholic dioceses in Latvia Christian organizations established in 1937 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1937 establishments in Latvia {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

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Leadership

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