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 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Metropolitan | Riga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,679 km2 (6,054 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 301,053 88,720 (29.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Rēzeknes Jēzus Sirds katedrāle (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jānis Bulis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Zbigņevs 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
- Minor Basilicas:
- Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas Bazilika in Aglona
(Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas Bazilika in Aglona
Leadership
- Bishops of Rēzekne–Aglona (Roman rite)
- Jānis Bulis (7 Dec 1995 – )
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Latvia
Sources
References
- Rezeknensis-Aglonensis: In Lettonia nova conditur dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 344
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