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Suffragan diocese Rēzekne-Aglona, Latvia

Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona

Rezeknen(sis)-Aglonen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Latgale, eastern Latvia, erected 2 December 1995 from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rezekne, and the diocese includes the national Marian shrine of Aglona.

On the map

Esri
Rēzekne-Aglona, Latvia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1995
Catholics
88,720
Priests
60
Territory
15,679 km²

Parishes and churches

120 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Janis Bulis
Born
17 August 1950
Birthplace
Brigi

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Rezekne stands in Rēzekne-Aglona, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Two Latvian cities, Rēzekne and Aglona, anchor this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Riga.