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Bishop:
JONAS BORUTA SJ
Bishop Emeritus:
ANTANAS VAIČIUS
Curia Address:
Katedros g. 6
LT87131 Telšiai
Tel.: (370-444) 6 06 36
Fax: (370-444) 5 23 00
E-mail: tkurija@takas.lt
Web Site: telsiai.lcn.lt
Established on April 4, 1926. It is a part of Kaunas ecclesiastical province.
The main pilgrimage place Žemaičių Kalvarija.
| DIOCESAN STATISTICS |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Territory: |
13373 km2 |
13373 km2 |
13373 km2 |
13373 km2 |
| Inhabitants: |
~ 731 044 |
~ 731 044 |
~ 730 000 |
~ 684 400 |
| Catholics: |
~ 600 000 |
~ 600 000 |
~ 600 000 |
~ 533 600 |
| Parishes: |
142 |
142 |
142 |
143 |
| Rectories: |
31 |
36 |
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| Diocesan Priests: |
127 |
138 |
124 |
144 |
| Diocesan Priests Ordained per Year: |
12 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| Religious Priests: |
17 |
11 |
13 |
9 |
| Seminarians: |
60 |
65 |
61 |
62 |
| Men Religious: |
29 |
17 |
4 |
5 |
| Women Religious: |
65 |
31 |
30 |
50 |
| Baptized: |
7 660 |
6 980 |
6 686 |
5 556 |
| Couples Married: |
2 068 |
2 077 |
1 884 |
1 352 |
| Buried: |
5 970 |
5 218 |
5 187 |
5 494 |
Data from Annuario Pontificio 2000, 2002 and 2003 and Telšiai Diocesan Curia
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