Diocese of Jelgava, Latvia 🇱🇻

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Jelgava / Ielgaven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Riga

Neighbouring Dioceses: Telšiai (↙), Liepāja (←), Riga (↗), Rēzekne–Aglona (→), Vitebsk (→), Vilnius (↘), Panevėžys (↓), Šiauliai (↓)

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

Bishop:

vacant

Apostolic Administrator (2025.01.05 – ...):

Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia)

Bishops of Jelgava (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs (71)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.01.05 – ...)

Bishop Edvards Pavlovskis (75)
(2011.07.22 – 2025.01.05)

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

Priest of Riga (Latvia) (1975.05.25 – 2011.07.22)

Bishop of Jelgava (Latvia) (2011.07.22 – 2025.01.05)

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 – 2011.10.18)

Area: 13,620 km²

Population: 59,800 Catholics (34.4% of 173,730 total)

Pastoral Centres: 45 parishes

Personnel: 16 priests (diocesan), 6 religious (2 brothers, 4 sisters), 4 seminarians