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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Telšiai | |||
4 April 1926 | Erected | Diocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź) (Alsėdii, Kaltinėnai, Kuršėnai, Palanga, Rietava, Seda, Skuoda, Švėkšna, Telšiai, Tauragė, Varnii, and Viekšnii) | Diocese of Telšiai (erected) |
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda) | |||
24 December 1991 | United | Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda
Diocese of Telšiai | Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda) |
28 May 1997 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Kaunas
Diocese of Panevėžys Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda) | Diocese of Šiauliai (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Telšiai | ||||||||||||
1950 | 385,872 | 401,306 | 96.2% | 135 | ap1951 | |||||||
1970 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 131 | ap1971 | |||||||
1980 | 400,000 | 130 | 130 | 3,076 | 131 | ap1981 | ||||||
1990 | 400,000 | 112 | 112 | 3,571 | 134 | ap1991 | ||||||
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda) | ||||||||||||
1999 | 600,000 | 731,044 | 82.1% | 127 | 17 | 144 | 4,166 | 29 | 65 | 142 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 600,000 | 730,000 | 82.2% | 125 | 17 | 142 | 4,225 | 40 | 60 | 142 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 600,000 | 730,000 | 82.2% | 124 | 11 | 135 | 4,444 | 17 | 31 | 142 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 600,000 | 730,000 | 82.2% | 126 | 13 | 139 | 4,316 | 17 | 30 | 142 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 533,689 | 684,466 | 78.0% | 128 | 9 | 137 | 3,895 | 14 | 50 | 143 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 541,765 | 696,806 | 77.7% | 128 | 6 | 134 | 4,043 | 17 | 63 | 143 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 581,000 | 725,900 | 80.0% | 144 | 13 | 157 | 3,700 | 13 | 39 | 148 | ap2011 | |
2014 | 564,000 | 705,000 | 80.0% | 148 | 16 | 164 | 3,439 | 18 | 32 | 79 | ap2015 | |
2017 | 555,000 | 693,000 | 80.1% | 140 | 15 | 155 | 3,580 | 17 | 31 | 158 | ap2018 | |
2020 | 331,586 | 460,116 | 72.1% | 134 | 15 | 149 | 2,225 | 17 | 30 | 153 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 345,383 | 466,895 | 74.0% | 132 | 14 | 146 | 2,365 | 16 | 21 | 153 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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