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Bishop:
EUGENIJUS BARTULIS
Curia Address:
Žvejų skg. 2
LT-76294 Šiauliai
Tel. (370-41) 52 11 10
Fax: (370-41) 52 11 14
E-mail: s.kurija@takas.lt
Web Site: siauliai.lcn.lt
Established on May 28, 1997. It is a part of Kaunas ecclesiastical province.
The main pilgrimage place Kryžių kalnas.
| DIOCESAN STATISTICS |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Territory: |
7 696 km2 |
7 696 km2 |
7 696 km2 |
7 696 km2 |
| Inhabitants: |
~ 362 400 |
~ 362 321 |
~ 339 875 |
~ 339 044 |
| Catholics: |
~ 268 400 |
~ 271 700 |
~ 270 656 |
~ 270 656 |
| Parishes: |
67 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
| Rectories: |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Diocesan Priests: |
60 |
60 |
56 |
55 |
| Diocesan Priests Ordained per Year: |
1 |
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3 |
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| Religious Priests: |
6 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
| Seminarians: |
16 |
12 |
23 |
23 |
| Men Religious: |
9 |
20 |
29 |
12 |
| Women Religious: |
31 |
31 |
35 |
35 |
| Baptized: |
3 463 |
3 254 |
2 239 |
2 452 |
| Couples Married: |
698 |
765 |
609 |
721 |
| Buried: |
2 331 |
3 022 |
2 144 |
2 876 |
Data from Annuario Pontificio 2000, 2002 and 2003 and Šiauliai Diocesan Curia
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