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

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003193 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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