Jānis Bulis (born 17 August 1950 in
Briģi Parish,
Ludza Municipality
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) is a
Catholic
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bishop of the
Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in
Latvia
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.
Biography
Jānis Bulis was born on 17 August 1950 in
Briģi Parish,
Ludza Municipality
Ludza Municipality ( lv, Ludzas novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Briģi Parish, Cirma Parish, Isnauda Parish, Istra Parish, Nirza Parish, Ņukši Parish, Pilda Parish, Pureņi Paris ...
,
Latvia
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. 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
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by Cardinal
Julijans Vaivods. Bulis' first religious services occurred on June 5, 1977 at the
Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church may refer to:
Albania
* Holy Trinity Church (Berat), Berat County
* Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar, Opar, Korçë County
Armenia
* Holy Trinity Church, Yerevan
Australia
* Garrison Church, Sydney, South Wales, also known as ''H ...
in
Briģi. On May 8, 1991, Bulis was nominated to become bishop, being consecrated in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja
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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 Dioc ...
, 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
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II degree (2012)
References
External links
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbulis.html
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1950 births
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Latvia
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Latvia
Living people
People from Ludza Municipality