Roman Catholic Diocese of Šiauliai explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Šiauliai
Latin:Dioecesis Siauliensis
Local:Šiaulių vyskupija
Country:Lithuania
Province:Kaunas
Metropolitan:Kaunas
Area Km2:7,696
Area Sqmi:2,972
Population:329,000
Population As Of:2014
Catholics:247,200
Catholics Percent:75.1
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Latin
Established:28 May 1997
Cathedral:Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Šiauliai
Patron:Mary Immaculate
Bishop:Eugenijus Bartulis
Metro Archbishop:Lionginas Virbalas
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Map:Lituania - Diocesi di Šiauliai.png
Map Size:250px
Website:Website of the Diocese

Diocese of Šiauliai (Latin: Dioecesis Siauliensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Eugenijus Bartulis (since 1997). The diocese in present structure and territory was established on May 27, 1997.

The diocese covers an area of 7696km2, and is a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas. In 2004 the diocese of Šiauliai had about 269,861 believers (79.7% of the population), 65 priests and 67 parishes.[1]

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2] The main pilgrimage place is Hill of Crosses.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsiau.html Catholic Hierarchy Web Directory
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/cathLT.htm#fnm Cathedrals of Lithuania in GCatholic.org Directory
  3. http://www.lcn.lt/en/bl/vyskupijos/siauliai/ Official Page of Catholic Church in Lithuania