Roman Catholic Diocese of Šiauliai

Diocese of Šiauliai

Dioecesis Siauliensis

Šiaulių vyskupija
Šiauliai Cathedral in the center of Šiauliai
Location
CountryLithuania
Ecclesiastical provinceKaunas
MetropolitanKaunas
Statistics
Area7,696 km2 (2,971 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
329,000
247,200 (75.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin
Established28 May 1997
CathedralCathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Šiauliai
Patron saintMary Immaculate
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEugenijus Bartulis
Metropolitan ArchbishopLionginas Virbalas
Map
Map of the Diocese
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

Diocese of Šiauliai (Latin: Dioecesis Siauliensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Eugenijus Bartulis (since 1997). The diocese in present structure and territory was established on May 27, 1997.

The diocese covers an area of 7,696 km2 (2,971 sq mi), and is a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. In 2004 the diocese of Šiauliai had about 269,861 believers (79.7% of the population), 65 priests and 67 parishes.[1]

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2] The main pilgrimage place is Hill of Crosses.[3]

References

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Web Directory
  2. ^ Cathedrals of Lithuania in GCatholic.org Directory
  3. ^ Official Page of Catholic Church in Lithuania
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