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
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- 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.
- Zasas draudzeZasaView parish
- Zemgales Svētā Krusta Pagodināšanas draudzeZemgaleView parish
- Ērberģes draudzeErbergeView parish
- Īslīces draudzeIsliceView 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.