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
(as of 2014)
301,053
88,720 (29.5%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
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
Location of Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia

History

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

Special churches

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Leadership

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See also

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Sources

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References

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

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