Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga
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| Archdiocese of Riga Archidioecesis Rigensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,587 km2 (9,107 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,350,000 200,000 (14.8%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle (Cathedral Basilica of St. James) |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Zbigņevs Stankevičs |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jānis Pujats (cardinal) Jānis Cakuls (auxiliary) |
| Map | |
 Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia |
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Not to be confused with the secular state Archbishopric of Riga
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga (Latin: Rigen(sis)) 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Riga (Roman rite)
- Eduard O’Rourke (29 Sep 1918 - 10 Apr 1920)
- Antonijs Springovičs (14 Apr 1920 - 25 Oct 1923)
- Titular Bishops and Apostolic Administrators of Riga
- Pēteris Strods (1 Oct 1958 – 5 Aug 1960)
- Julijans Cardinal Vaivods (10 Nov 1964 - 24 May 1990)
- Jānis Cakuls (23 May 1990 - 8 May 1991)
- Archbishops of Riga
- Antonijs Springovičs (25 Oct 1923 - 1 Oct 1958)
- Jānis Cardinal Pujats (8 May 1991 - 19 Jun 2010)
- Zbigņevs Stankevičs (19 Jun 2010 - )
[edit] Suffragan dioceses
- Jelgava
- Liepāja
- Rēzekne–Aglona
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
[edit] 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
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