Telšiai diocese
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Diocese of Telšiai Dioecesis Telsensis (-Klaipedensis) Vyskupija Telšių |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaunas |
| Metropolitan | Kaunas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,373 km2 (5,163 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 705,000 564,000 (80%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Šv. Antano Paduviečio katedra (Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jonas Boruta, S.J. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sigitas Tamkevičius |
| Map | |
 Location of Diocese of Telšiai in Lithuania |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Telšiai (Latin: Telsen(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Telšiai in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia.
On 24 December 1991, the Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda (Memel), which had been seceded from the Diocese of Ermland on 4 April 1926, has been merged into the Telšiai diocese.
Coordinates: 55°59′N 22°15′E / 55.983°N 22.250°E
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