Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga




This article is about the current archdiocese. For the medieval archdioces, see Archbishopric of Riga.

Not to be confused with the Lutheran Archbishopric of Riga















































Archdiocese of Riga


Archidioecesis Rigensis

Rīgas arhidiecēze



Latvia Riga St.Jacob church.jpg
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St James in Riga

Location
Country Latvia
Ecclesiastical province Riga
Statistics
Area 23,587 km2 (9,107 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2017)
Decrease1,201,975
Increase224,329 (Increase18.7%)
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
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.[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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Bishops, Apostolic Administrators and Archbishops of Riga (Roman rite)


    • 2.1 Archdiocese of Riga


    • 2.2 Diocese of Riga


    • 2.3 Archdiocese of Riga




  • 3 Suffragan dioceses


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Sources


  • 6 References





History



  • 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)



Archdiocese of Riga


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


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


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



  • Jelgava

  • Liepāja

  • Rēzekne-Aglona



See also




  • Roman Catholicism in Latvia

  • Concordat of 1922



Sources



  • GCatholic.org

  • Catholic Hierarchy



References





  1. ^ abc GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga" retrieved January 30, 2016


  2. ^ abc Catholic Hierarchy: "Suppressed Archdiocese of Riga (1252-1540) retrieved January 30, 2016


  3. ^ abc Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Riga retrieved January 30, 2016


  4. ^ Jānis Broks (2002), Katolicisms Latvijā 800 Gados: 1186-1986, Vēsturisks Atskats, p. 40, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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  5. ^ Broks, p. 62


  6. ^ Samogitiensis et Rigensis: De finium dioecesanorum commutatione, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12 (1920), p. 270


  7. ^ Rigensis: Erectionis in archiepiscopatum, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15 (1923), p. 585


  8. ^ Toomas Abiline and Indrek Oper (2006?), St Peter and St Paul's Cathedral in Tallinn, The Apostolic Administration of Estonia, Tallinn, p. 10


  9. ^ 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


  10. ^ Liepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29 (1937), p. 384


  11. ^ Rezeknensis-Aglonensis: In Lettonia nova conditur dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 344


  12. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Michael Hildebrandi" retrieved January 30, 2016



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