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Diocese of Telšiai–Klaipėda
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The Diocese of Telšiai-Klaipėda is a Latin Church diocese in western Lithuania (Samogitia), erected on 4 April 1926, with the Klaipėda prelature merged in 1991. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kaunas and led by Bishop Algirdas Jurevičius.
- Bishop
- Algirdas Jurevičius
- Latin name
- Telsen(sis)
- Erected
- 4 April 1926
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua, Telšiai
- Co-cathedral
- Church of Mary, Queen of Peace, Klaipėda
- Patron
- Justin Martyr
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Kaunas (Archdiocese of Kaunas)
- Catholics
- 564,000
- Chancery
- Katedros 5, 87131 Telšiai, Lietuva
- Telephone
- Tel. [444]60.636
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Kaunas 51 km
- Panev^žys 56 km
- Diocese of Panevėžys 57 km
- Diocese of Šiauliai 70 km
- Diocese of Kaišiadorys 71 km
- Diocese of Vilkaviškis 92 km
Parishes near the see
- Švč. Trejybės · Pajūrias <1 km
- Švč. Mergelės Marijos, Jūrų Žvaigždės · Šventosia <1 km
- Šv. Antano Paduviečio · Rukai 13 km
- Šv. Šeimos – Jėzaus, Marijos ir Juozapo · Plikiai 21 km
- Šv. Onos · Vaičaičiai 28 km
- Šv. Kryžiaus Išaukštinimo · Budriai 37 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003193 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08