Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona (Latin: Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Rēzekne and Aglona in the Ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona

Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis

Diecēze Rēzeknes-Aglonas
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
CountryLatvia
MetropolitanRiga
Statistics
Area15,679 km2 (6,054 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
301,053
88,720 (29.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralRēzeknes Jēzus Sirds katedrāle
(Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJānis Bulis
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Map

Location of Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia

History

  • 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga[1]

Special churches

Leadership

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Latvia

Sources

References

  1. Rezeknensis-Aglonensis: In Lettonia nova conditur dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 344



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