Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov, Russia 🇷🇺

Continents: East Europe, Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Saint Clement at Saratov (English) / Святого Климента в Саратове (русский язык) / San Clemente a Saratov (Italiano) / Saratovien(sis) Sancti Clementis (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mother of God at Moscow

Neighbouring Dioceses: Odessa–Simferopol (↙), Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (←), Mother of God at Moscow (↖), Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (↗), Azerbaigian (↓), Caucasus (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Clement I (November 23)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1999.11.23: Established as Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia (English) / Russia Europea Meridionale (Italiano) / Russiæ Europææ Meridiana Latinuorum (Latin) (from Apostolic Administration of European Russia)
2002.02.11: Promoted as Diocese of Saint Clement at Saratov (English) / Святого Климента в Саратове (русский язык) / San Clemente a Saratov (Italiano) / Saratovien(sis) Sancti Clementis (Latin) (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Tiraspol and became suffragan of Mother of God at Moscow)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2002.02.11 – ...):

Bishop Clemens Pickel (64)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Ordinaries

Bishops of Saint Clement at Saratov (Roman Rite)

Bishop Clemens Pickel (64)
(2002.02.11 – ...)

Bishop of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia)
President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Veni Domine Jesu

Born:	1961.08.17 (Colditz, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1988.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.06.07

Priest of Dresden–Meißen (Germany) (1988.06.25 – 1998.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of European Russia (Russia) (1998.03.23 – 1999.11.23)

Titular Bishop of Chusira (1998.03.23 – 2002.02.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia (Russia) (1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)

Bishop of Saint Clement at Saratov (Russia) (2002.02.11 – ...)

Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (2011.01.19 – 2017.03.17)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (2017.03.17 – 2020.03.12)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (2026.03.18 – ...)

Apostolic Administrators of Southern European Russia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Clemens Pickel (64)
(1999.11.23 – 2002.02.11)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Saratov (Саратов), Volga
Former Cathedral (now secular): Pro-Cathedral of St. Clement, Saratov (Саратов), Volga
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Odessa–Simferopol (↙), Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (←), Mother of God at Moscow (↖), Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (↗), Azerbaigian (↓), Caucasus (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,400,000 km²

Population: 20,500 Catholics (0.0% of 49,869,363 total)

Pastoral Centres: 42 parishes, 26 missions

Personnel: 34 priests (13 diocesan, 21 religious), 69 religious (27 brothers, 42 sisters), 2 seminarians