Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga

(Redirected from Roman Catholic Diocese of Riga) Roman Catholic archdiocese in Latvia This article is about the current archdiocese. For the medieval archdioces, see Archbishopric of Riga. Not to be confused with the Lutheran Archbishopric 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 km (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	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Auxiliary Bishops	Andris Kravalis
Bishops emeritus	Jānis Pujats (cardinal) Jānis Cakuls (auxiliary)
Map
Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia. Its cathedral is Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle. It is a metropolitan archdiocese which also helps to administer three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

History

1186: Established as Diocese of Üxküll
1 October 1188: Designated a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, Germany
1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
20 January 1255: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga
1561: Suppressed
1582-1798 : Diocese of Inflanty
22 September 1918: Restored as Diocese of Riga from the Archdiocese of Mohilev in the territory of Vidzeme, Latgale, and Estonia
9 June 1920: Added territory of Courland and Zemgale from Diocese of Samogitia
25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga
1 November 1924: Lost territory to new Apostolic Administration of Estonia
8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga; lost territory to new Diocese of Liepāja
2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona

Elevated: 1252
Suppressed: 1540

Albert Suerber, O.P. (1253 – 1273 Died)
Juan I de Luna (17 May 1274 – 1286 Died)
Jens Grand (30 Mar 1302 – 1304 Resigned)
Johann II Walenrode (27 Sep 1393 – 30 May 1418 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Liège)
Johann III Abundi (11 Jul 1418 – 1424 Died)
Silvester Stodewescher (09 Oct 1448 – 12 Jul 1479)
Michael Hildebrand (4 Jun 1484 – 5 Feb 1509 Died)
Jasper Linde (23 May 1509 – 29 Jun 1524)

Erected: 22 September 1918

Elevated: 25 October 1923

Archbishop Antonijs Springovičs (25 Oct 1923 – 1 Oct 1958) (As Archbishop of Riga)
Bishop Pēteris Strods (1 Oct 1958 – 5 Aug 1960) (Apostolic Administrator)
Cardinal Julijans Vaivods (10 Nov 1964 – 24 May 1990) (Apostolic Administrator)
Bishop John IV Cakuls (23 May 1990 – 8 May 1991) (Apostolic Administrator)
Cardinal John V Pujats (8 May 1991 – 19 Jun 2010)
Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs (19 Jun 2010 – )

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