[2] The previous church, demolished in 1904 due to risk of collapse, dates from 1630.

The new church was built in 1906 and designed by Carl Strandmann and consecrated in honor of St. George.

In 1925, Bishop Jāzeps Rancāns re-consecrated the church to the Immaculate Virgin.

During World War II, in July 1944, the church burned.

With the creation of the Diocese of Jelgava on December 2, 1995, in the Apostolicum ministerium Bula of Pope John Paul II, the church was elevated to cathedral status.