Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona

Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis Diecēze Rēzeknes-Aglonas
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	Latvia
Metropolitan	Riga
Statistics
Area	15,679 km2 (6,054 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 301,053 88,720 (29.5%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Rēzeknes Jēzus Sirds katedrāle (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jānis Bulis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Map
Location of Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona (Latin: Dioecesis Rezeknensis–Aglonensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Rēzekne and Aglona in the ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

History

• 2 December 1995: Established as Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Vissvētākās Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uzņemšanas Bazilika in Aglona
    (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Leadership

• Bishops of Rēzekne–Aglona (Roman rite)
  • Jānis Bulis (7 Dec 1995 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Latvia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy