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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja () 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, prov ...
located in the city of
Liepāja Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an ...
in the
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of
Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
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'',
Acta Apostolicae Sedis ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' (Latin for 'Acts of the Apostolic See'), often cited as ''AAS'', is the official gazette of the Holy See, appearing about twelve times a year.Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ), a ...

Volume 88
(1996), p. 229


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
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 (Apostolic Administrator 10 Nov 1964 – 24 May 1990) ** Jānis Cakuls (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 his ...
(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 (7 September 2013 – present)


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Latvia


Sources


GCatholic.org



Diocese website


References

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