Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga
Not to be confused with the secular state Archbishopric of Riga
Not to be confused with the Lutheran Archbishopric of Riga
| Archdiocese of Riga Archidioecesis Rigensis Rīgas arhidiecēze | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Riga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,587 km2 (9,107 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,230,000 220,000 (17.9%%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle (Cathedral Basilica of St. James) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Zbigņevs Stankevičs |
| Emeritus Bishops |
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. It's 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[1]
- 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
- 20 January 1255: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga[2]
- 1561: Suppressed
- 22 September 1918: Restored as Diocese of Riga from territory of Vidzeme, Latgale, and Estonia
- 9 June 1920: Added territory of Courland and Zemgale from Diocese of Samogitia[3]
- 25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga[4]
- 1 November 1924: Lost territory to new Apostolic Administration of Estonia[5]
- 8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga;[6] lost territory to new Diocese of Liepāja[7]
- 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona[8]
Leadership
- Bishops, Apostolic Administrators and Archbishops of Riga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Eduard O’Rourke (29 Sep 1918 - 10 Apr 1920)
- Archbishop Antonijs Springovičs (14 Apr 1920 - 25 Oct 1923) (As Bishop of Riga) (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 Jānis Cakuls (23 May 1990 - 8 May 1991) (Apostolic Administrator)
- Cardinal Jānis Pujats (8 May 1991 - 19 Jun 2010)
- Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs (19 Jun 2010 - )
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ 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