Suffragan diocese Jelgava, Latvia
Diocese of Jelgava
Ielgaven(sis)
Latin Church
Latin diocese in the Zemgale region of Latvia, erected on 2 December 1995 from the Diocese of Liepaja, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Riga. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Virgin Mary in Jelgava; the see is currently vacant per Wikipedia (as of August 2025).
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1995
- Catholics
- 77,880
- Priests
- 16
- Territory
- 13,620 km²
Parishes and churches
64 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Jelgavas Bezvainīgās Jaunavas Marijas katedrāleJelgava · CathedralMass times recorded
- Aknīstes Svētā Ignācija no Lojolas draudzeAknisteView parish
- Auces Svētās Terēzes no Bērna Jēzus draudzeAuceView parish
- Bauskas Vissvētā Sakramenta draudzeBauskaView parish
- Bebrenes Svētā Jāņa Kristītāja draudzeBebreneView parish
- Brunavas Svētā Jāņa Kristītāja draudzeBrunavaView parish
- Budbergas Vissv. Trīsvienības draudzeBudbergaView parish
- Bārbeles draudzeBarbeleView parish
- Bēnes draudzeBeneView parish
- Daudzevas misiju punktsDaudzevaView parish
- Demenes Vissvētākās Jēzus Sirds draudzeDemeneView parish
- Dobeles Vissvētās Trīsvienības draudzeDobeleView parish
- Dunavas Svētā Jāzepa Romas katoļu draudzeDunavaView parish
- Dvietes Svētā Staņislava Romas katoļu draudzeDvieteView parish
- Eglaines Jaunavas Marijas — Baznīcas Mātes draudzeEglaineView parish
- Elejas draudzeElejaView parish
- Elernes Kunga Jēzus Debeskāpšanas draudzeElerneView parish
- Engures draudzeEngureView parish
- Glūdas-Nākotnes draudzeGludaView parish
- Grendzes Svētā Pētera draudzeGrendzeView parish
- Grīvas Svētās Jaunavas Marijas draudzeGrivaView parish
- Gārsenes draudzeGarseneView parish
- Iecavas Svētā Antona draudzeIecavaView parish
- Ilzes misiju punktsTown not recordedView parish
- Ilūkstes Vissvētās Jaunavas Marijas Vārda draudzeIluksteView parish
- Janču Svētā Krusta draudzeJanciView parish
- Jaunbornes Svētā Krusta Atrašanas draudzeJaunborneView parish
- Jaunjelgavas Svētā Krusta draudzeJaunjelgavaView parish
- Jaunsaules Svētā Konrāda draudzeJaunsauleView parish
- Jēkabpils Svētās Jaunavas Marijas dzimšanas draudzeJēkabpilsView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Jelgava stands in Jelgava, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The city of Jelgava in Latvia gives its name to a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Ielgaven(sis)) within the ecclesiastical province of Riga.