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Roman Catholic archdiocese in Latvia

This article is about the current archdiocese. For the medieval archdioces, seeArchbishopric of Riga.

Not to be confused with the LutheranArchbishopric of Riga

Archdiocese of Riga Archidioecesis Rigensis Rīgas arhidiecēze

The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St James in Riga
Location
Country	Latvia
Ecclesiastical province	Riga
Statistics
Area	23,587 km² (9,107 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2020) 1,182,100 207,560 (17.6%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle (Cathedral Basilica of St. James)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Auxiliary Bishops	Andris Kravalis
Bishops emeritus	Jānis Pujats (cardinal) Jānis Cakuls (auxiliary)
Map
Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia

TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga, formerly theDiocese of Üxküll, is a Catholicarchdiocese administered from the capital city ofRiga inLatvia.^[1]^[2]^[3] Its cathedral isSvētā Jēkaba Katedrāle. It is a metropolitan archdiocese which also helps to administer threesuffragan dioceses in theEcclesiastical Province of Riga.

History

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1186: Established as Diocese of Üxküll
1 October 1188: Designated a suffragan of theArchdiocese of Bremen^[4]
1202: Renamed asDiocese of Riga
20 January 1255: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga^[5]
1561: Suppressed
1582-1798 : Part of theDiocese of Inflanty
22 September 1918: Restored as Diocese of Riga from theArchdiocese of Mohilev in the territory ofVidzeme,Latgale, andEstonia
9 June 1920: Added territory ofCourland andZemgale fromDiocese of Samogitia^[6]
25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga^[7]
1 November 1924: Lost territory to newApostolic Administration ofEstonia^[8]
8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga;^[9] lost territory to newDiocese of Liepāja^[10]
2 December 1995: Lost territory to newDiocese of Rēzekne–Aglona^[11]

Bishops, Apostolic Administrators and Archbishops of Riga

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Bishopric of Livonia (Bishopric ofÜxküll)1186–1255
1186–1196	Saint Meinhard
1196–1198	Berthold of Hanover
1199–1202	Albert of Riga
Bishopric of Riga 1202–1255
1202–1229	Albert of Riga
1229–1253	Nikolaus von Nauen
1245–1255	Albert Suerbeer
Archbishopric of Riga 1255–1561
1255–1273	Albert Suerbeer
1273–1284	Johannes I of Lune
1285–1294	Johannes II of Vechten
1294–1300	Johannes III of Schwerin
1300–1302	Isarnus Tacconi of Fontiès-d'Aude
1303–1310	Jens Grand titular, never came to Riga
1304–1341	Friedrich von Pernstein
1341–1347	Engelbert von Dolen
1348–1369	Bromhold von Vyffhusen
1370–1374	Siegfried Blomberg
1374–1393	Johannes IV von Sinten
1393–1418	Johannes V von Wallenrodt
1418–1424	Johannes VI Ambundi^[12]
1424–1448	Henning Scharpenberg
1448–1479	Silvester Stodewescher
1479–1484	Sede vacante
1484–1509	Michael Hildebrand
1509–1524	Jasper Linde^[13]
1524–1527	Johannes VII Blankenfeld^[14]
1528–1539	Thomas Schöning
1539–1563	Wilhelm von Brandenburg

Later suppressed^[2]

Diocese of Riga

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Erected: 22 September 1918^[3]

BishopEduard O’Rourke (29 Sep 1918 – 10 Apr 1920)
BishopAntonijs Springovičs (14 Apr 1920 – 25 Oct 1923)(As Bishop of Riga)

Archdiocese of Riga

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Elevated: 25 October 1923^[3]

ArchbishopAntonijs Springovičs (25 Oct 1923 – 1 Oct 1958)(As Archbishop of Riga)
BishopPēteris Strods (1 Oct 1958 – 5 Aug 1960)(Apostolic Administrator)
CardinalJulijans Vaivods (10 Nov 1964 – 24 May 1990)(Apostolic Administrator)
BishopJohn IV Cakuls (23 May 1990 – 8 May 1991)(Apostolic Administrator)
CardinalJohn V Pujats (8 May 1991 – 19 Jun 2010)
ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs (19 Jun 2010 – )

Suffragan dioceses

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Sources

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References

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^GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga" retrieved January 30, 2016
^^a ^bCatholic Hierarchy: "Suppressed Archdiocese of Riga (1252-1540) retrieved January 30, 2016
^^a ^b ^cCatholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Riga retrieved January 30, 2016
^Jānis Broks (2002),Katolicisms Latvijā 800 Gados: 1186-1986, Vēsturisks Atskats, p. 40,ISBN 9984-619-40-0
^Broks, p. 62
^Samogitiensis et Rigensis: De finium dioecesanorum commutatione,Acta Apostolicae Sedis,Volume 12 (1920), p. 270
^Rigensis: Erectionis in archiepiscopatum,Acta Apostolicae Sedis,Volume 15 (1923), p. 585
^Toomas Abiline and Indrek Oper (2006?),St Peter and St Paul's Cathedral in Tallinn, The Apostolic Administration of Estonia, Tallinn, p. 10
^Rigensis: Archiepiscopalis ecclesia Rigensis ad metropolitanae ecclesiae gradum et dignitatem evehitur novaque provincia ecclesiastica sub nomine <<Rigensis>> in Lettonia constituitur,Acta Apostolicae Sedis,Volume 29 (1937), p. 387
^Liepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda,Acta Apostolicae Sedis,Volume 29 (1937), p. 384
^Rezeknensis-Aglonensis: In Lettonia nova conditur dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis,Acta Apostolicae Sedis,Volume 88 (1996), p. 344
^Wendehors, Alfred (1989).Das Stift Neumünster in Würzburg (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 503.ISBN 3-11-012057-7. Retrieved2009-07-22.
^due todeflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Jasper Linde; biographical data exists in alternate formats
^due to deflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Johannes VII Blankenfeld; biographical data exists in alternate formats