Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai (Latin: Telsen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Kaunas, one of two in Lithuania.
Quick Facts Diocese of TelšiaiDioecesis Telsensis (-Klaipedensis) Telšių vyskupija, Location ...
Diocese of Telšiai Dioecesis Telsensis (-Klaipedensis) Telšių vyskupija | |
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Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ecclesiastical province | Kaunas |
Metropolitan | Kaunas |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,373 km2 (5,163 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 705,000 564,000 (80%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Telšiai Cathedral |
Patron saint | Justin Martyr |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Algirdas Jurevičius |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kęstutis Kėvalas |
Map | |
Location of Diocese of Telšiai in Lithuania |
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