Jānis Bulis (born 17 August 1950 in Briģi Parish,

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) is a

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bishop of the Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in

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Biography

Jānis Bulis was born on 17 August 1950 in Briģi Parish,

. After his secondary education, he entered in the Riga's Metropolitan Roman Catholic Theological Seminary in 1972, from which he finished in 1977. The same year, on May 22, 1977, he was ordained to the priesthood at St. James's Cathedral in

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by Cardinal Julijans Vaivods. Bulis' first religious services occurred on June 5, 1977 at the Holy Trinity Church in Briģi. On May 8, 1991, Bulis was nominated to become bishop, being consecrated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liepāja on June 24 the same year. On December 7, 1995, Bulis was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona, and on January 6, 1996, he was installed as its diocesan bishop.

Devotional service before became bishop

* 14/06/1977 - 06/11/1980 - Vicar of St. Peter's Chains Church in Daugavpils. * 06/11/1980 - 11/07/1984 - Parish priest of the Virgin of Anguish Church and at that time also served Dukstigals Virgin Mary Church. * 11/07/1984 - 26/01/1989 - Parish priest at Christ the King Church in Riga. * 26/01/1989 - 31.08.1991 - Parish priest at Ludzas and the Dean's Office from 23/01/1991, also served Virgin Mary church in Pušmucovas.

Awards

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II degree (2012)

References

External links

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbulis.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulis, Janis 1950 births 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Latvia 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Latvia Living people People from Ludza Municipality