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

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

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)

Suffragan Dioceses

• Jelgava
• Liepāja
• Rēzekne–Aglona

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Latvia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy