Diocese of Jelgava, Latvia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Jelgava / Ielgaven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Riga

Bishop (2011.07.22 – ...):

Bishop Edvards Pavlovskis (72)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

Bishops of Jelgava (Roman Rite)

Bishop Edvards Pavlovskis (72)
(2011.07.22 – ...)

Bishop of Jelgava (Latvia)
Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

Bishop of Jelgava (Latvia) (2011.07.22 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja (Latvia) (2012.06.20 – 2013.07.20)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Latvia (2018.12.18 – 2021.12.13)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia (2021.12.13 – ...)

Bishop Antons Justs
(1995.12.07 – 2011.07.22)

Bishop of Jelgava (Latvia) (1995.12.07 – 2011.07.22)

President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia (2011.06.01 – 2011.12)

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Area: 13,620 km²

Population: 61,875 Catholics (34.8% of 177,820 total) (2020)

Statistics: 48 parishes, 24 priests (22 diocesan, 2 religious), 7 lay religious (4 brothers, 3 sisters), 5 seminarians (2020)

1995.12.02: Established as Diocese of Jelgava / Ielgaven(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Liepāja and became suffragan of Riga)