Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepaja
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja is a diocese
located in the city of Liepāja
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Riga in Latvia.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Liepāja
Liepaja
Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Riga 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
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Liepāja (Roman rite)- Antonijs Urbšs (29 Apr 1938 – 11 Aug 1965)
- Pēteris Strods (Apostolic AdministratorApostolic AdministratorAn apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
25 Jul 1947 – 5 Aug 1960) - Julijans VaivodsJulijans VaivodsJulijans Vaivods was the Apostolic Administrator of Riga and of Liepāja from 10 November 1964 to his death, and Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati from 1983 to his death...
(Apostolic Administrator 10 Nov 1964 - 24 May 1990) - Jānis Cakuls (Apostolic Administrator 23 May 1990 - 8 May 1991)
- Jānis Bulis (8 May 1991 – 7 Dec 1995)
- Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis (7 Dec 1995 – 12 May 2001)
- Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. (12 May 2001 - )