The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia.[1][2][3] 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.
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 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 | |
History edit
- 1186: Established as Diocese of Üxküll
- 1 October 1188: Designated a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, Germany[4]
- 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
- 20 January 1255: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga[5]
- 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[6]
- 25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga[7]
- 1 November 1924: Lost territory to new Apostolic Administration of Estonia[8]
- 8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga;[9] lost territory to new Diocese of Liepāja[10]
- 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona[11]
Bishops, Apostolic Administrators and Archbishops of Riga (Roman rite) edit
Archdiocese of Riga edit
Elevated: 1252[2]
Suppressed: 1540[2]
- Albert Suerber, O.P. (1253 – 1273 Died)
- Juan de Luna (17 May 1274 – 1286 Died)
- Jens Grand (30 Mar 1302 – 1304 Resigned)
- Johann Walenrode (27 Sep 1393 – 30 May 1418 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Liège)
- Johann Abundi (11 Jul 1418 – 1424 Died)
- Silvester Stodewescher (09 Oct 1448 – 12 Jul 1479)[1]
- Michael Hildebrand (4 Jun 1484 – 5 Feb 1509 Died)[12]
- Jasper Linde (23 May 1509 – 29 Jun 1524)[1]
Diocese of Riga edit
Erected: 22 September 1918[3]
- Bishop Eduard O’Rourke (29 Sep 1918 – 10 Apr 1920)
- Bishop Antonijs Springovičs (14 Apr 1920 – 25 Oct 1923) (As Bishop of Riga)
Archdiocese of Riga edit
Elevated: 25 October 1923[3]
- 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 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 edit
See also edit
Sources edit
References edit
- ^ a b c GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga" retrieved January 30, 2016
- ^ a b c Catholic Hierarchy: "Suppressed Archdiocese of Riga (1252-1540) retrieved January 30, 2016
- ^ a b c Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Riga retrieved January 30, 2016
- ^ 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
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Michael Hildebrandi" retrieved January 30, 2016