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The Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov (Latin: Dioecesis Saratoviensis Sancti Clementis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Russia. The diocese's episcopal see is located in the city of Saratov. The Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Mother of God at Moscow.
Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov Dioecesis Saratoviensis Sancti Clementis Епархия Святого Климента в Саратове | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Metropolitan | Mother of God at Moscow |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,400,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 45,000,000 20,000 (0.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Собор Святых Апостолов Петра и Павла) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Clemens Pickel |
Map | |
History
edit- 1848: Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiraspol with the see in Saratov since 1852
- November 23, 1999: Established as Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia from the Apostolic Administration of European Russia
- February 11, 2002: Promoted as Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Saint Clement at Saratov (Roman rite)
- Bishop Clemens Pickel (since 2002.02.11)
- Apostolic Administrators of Southern European Russia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Clemens Pickel (1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)
Churches
editSee also
editSources
editExternal links
edit- (in Russian) Website of the Diocese
- (in German) Saint Clement's Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine