Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga

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Archdiocese of Riga
Archidioecesis Rigensis

Statistics
Country:	Latvia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	23,587 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,350,000 (2004) 200,000 (14.8%)
Cathedral:	Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle (Cathedral Basilica of St. James)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Cardinal Janis Pujats

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga {Latin: Rigen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Riga in Latvia.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Suffragan Dioceses 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• 1185: Established as Diocese of Üxküll from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany
• 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
• 1252: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga
• 1540: Suppressed
• 1918.09.22: Restored as Diocese of Riga
• 1923.10.25: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga
• 1937.05.08: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga

[edit] Leadership

• Archbishops of Bialystok (Roman rite)
  • Cardinal Jānis Pujats (since 1991.05.08)
  • Bishop Janis Cakuls (Apostolic Administrator 1990.05.23 – 1991.05.08)
  • Cardinal Julijans Vaivodos (Apostolic Administrator 1964.11.10 – 1990.05.24)
  • Bishop Peters Strods (Apostolic Administrator 1958.10.01 – 1960.08.05)
  • Archbishop Antonijs Spingovics (1923.10.25 – 1958.10.01)
• Bishops of Riga (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Antonijs Spingovics (1920.04.14 – 1923.10.25)
  • Bishop Eduard Graf O’Rourke (1918.09.29 – 1920.04.10)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Jelgava
• Liepāja
• Rēzekne–Aglona

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Latvia

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy