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Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)

Dioecesis Telsensis (-Klaipedensis)



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Bishop(s)

  • Algirdas Jurevičius, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 24 December 1991
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kaunas
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Lithuania
  • Square Kilometers: 13,373 (5,165 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://telsiuvyskupija.lt
  • Mailing Address: Karedros 5, 87131 Telsiai, Lietuva
  • Telephone: (444)60.636
  • Fax: 52.300

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Telšiai
4 April 1926ErectedDiocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź) (Alsėdii, Kaltinėnai, Kuršėnai, Palanga, Rietava, Seda, Skuoda, Švėkšna, Telšiai, Tauragė, Varnii, and Viekšnii) Diocese of Telšiai (erected)
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
24 December 1991UnitedTerritorial Prelature of Klaipeda
Diocese of Telšiai
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
28 May 1997Territory LostArchdiocese of Kaunas
Diocese of Panevėžys
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
Diocese of Šiauliai (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Telšiai
1950385,872401,30696.2%135ap1951
19701501500131ap1971
1980400,0001301303,076131ap1981
1990400,0001121123,571134ap1991
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
1999600,000731,04482.1%127171444,1662965142ap2000
2000600,000730,00082.2%125171424,2254060142ap2001
2001600,000730,00082.2%124111354,4441731142ap2002
2002600,000730,00082.2%126131394,3161730142ap2003
2003533,689684,46678.0%12891373,8951450143ap2004
2004541,765696,80677.7%12861344,0431763143ap2005
2010581,000725,90080.0%144131573,7001339148ap2011
2014564,000705,00080.0%148161643,439183279ap2015
2017555,000693,00080.1%140151553,5801731158ap2018
2020331,586460,11672.1%134151492,2251730153ap2021
2022345,383466,89574.0%132141462,3651621153ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Telšiai
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 121, to Page 123
  • Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 478, and Page 479

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