Diocese of

Saint Clement at Saratov

Russia

Continents: East Europe, Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Area: 1,400,000 km²

Population: 20,450 Catholics (0.0% of 49,455,285 total) (2020)

Statistics: 50 parishes, 18 missions, 40 priests (15 diocesan, 25 religious), 90 lay religious (31 brothers, 59 sisters), 4 seminarians (2020)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mother of God at Moscow

Neighbouring Dioceses: Odessa–Simferopol (↙), Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (←), Mother of God at Moscow (↖), Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (↗), Azerbaigian (↓), Caucasus (↓)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

Patron Saint: Saint Clement I (November 23)

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History

1999.11.23: Established as Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia (English) / Russia Europea Meridionale (Italiano) / Russiæ Europææ Meridiana Latinuorum (Latin) (from Apostolic Administration of European Russia)
2002.02.11: Promoted as Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov (English) / Святого Климента в Саратове (русский язык) / San Clemente a Saratov (Italiano) / Saratovien(sis) Sancti Clementis (Latin) (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Tiraspol)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Saratov (Саратов), Volga
Former Cathedral (now secular): Pro-Cathedral of St. Clement, Saratov (Саратов), Volga

Odessa–Simferopol (↙), Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (←), Mother of God at Moscow (↖), Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (↗), Azerbaigian (↓), Caucasus (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2002.02.11 – ...):

Bishop Clemens Pickel (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Saint Clement at Saratov (Roman Rite)

Bishop Clemens Pickel (60)
(2002.02.11 – ...)

Bishop of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia)

Veni Domine Jesu

Born:	1961.08.17 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1988.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.06.07

Auxiliary Bishop of European Russia (Russia) (1998.03.23 – 1999.11.23)

Titular Bishop of Chusira (1998.03.23 – 2002.02.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia (Russia) (1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)

Bishop of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia) (2002.02.11 – ...)

Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (2011.01.19 – 2017.03.17)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (2017.03.17 – 2020.03.12)

Apostolic Administrators of Southern European Russia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Clemens Pickel (60)
(1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)

(see above)

as of 2022.05.13

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