The Archdiocese of Riga, formerly the Diocese of Üxküll, is a Latin Catholic archdiocese with its seat in Riga, the capital city of Latvia.GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga" retrieved January 30, 2016Catholic Hierarchy: "Suppressed Archdiocese of Riga (1252-1540) retrieved January 30, 2016Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Riga retrieved January 30, 2016 Its cathedral is Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle. It is a metropolitan archdiocese with the three suffragan dioceses, namely Jelgava, Liepāja, Rēzekne-Aglona which constitute the Ecclesiastical Province of Riga.
History 1186: Established as Diocese of Üxküll 1 October 1188: Designated a suffragan of the Archdiocese of BremenJānis Broks (2002), Katolicisms Latvijā 800 Gados: 1186-1986, Vēsturisks Atskats, p. 40, 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga 20 January 1255: Promoted as Archdiocese of RigaBroks, p. 62 1561: Suppressed 1582-1798 : Part of the Diocese of Inflanty 22 September 1918: Restored as Diocese of Riga from the Archdiocese of Mohilev in the territory of Vidzeme, Latgale, and Estonia 9 June 1920: Added territory of Courland and Zemgale from Diocese of SamogitiaSamogitiensis et Rigensis: De finium dioecesanorum commutatione, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12 (1920), p. 270 25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of RigaRigensis: Erectionis in archiepiscopatum, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15 (1923), p. 585 1 November 1924: Lost territory to new Apostolic Administration of EstoniaToomas Abiline and Indrek Oper (2006?), St Peter and St Paul's Cathedral in Tallinn, The Apostolic Administration of Estonia, Tallinn, p. 10 8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga;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 lost territory to new Diocese of LiepājaLiepaiensis: A Rigensis archidioecesis territorio pars seiungitur, ex qua nova erigitur dioecesis <<Liepaiensis>> nuncupanda, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29 (1937), p. 384 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Rēzekne–AglonaRezeknensis-Aglonensis: In Lettonia nova conditur dioecesis Rezeknensis-Aglonensis, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88 (1996), p. 344
Bishops, Apostolic Administrators and Archbishops of Riga Bishopric of Livonia (Bishopric of Üxküll) 1186–12551186–1196Saint Meinhard1196–1198Berthold of Hanover1199–1202Albert of RigaBishopric of Riga 1202–12551202–1229Albert of Riga1229–1253Nikolaus von Nauen1245–1255Albert SuerbeerArchbishopric of Riga 1255–15611255–1273Albert Suerbeer1273–1284Johannes I of Lune1285–1294Johannes II of Vechten1294–1300Johannes III of Schwerin1300–1302Isarnus Tacconi of Fontiès-d'Aude1303–1310Jens Grand titular, never came to Riga1304–1341Friedrich von Pernstein1341–1347Engelbert von Dolen1348–1369Bromhold von Vyffhusen1370–1374Siegfried Blomberg1374–1393Johannes IV von Sinten1393–1418Johannes V von Wallenrodt1418–1424Johannes VI Ambundi1424–1448Henning Scharpenberg1448–1479Silvester Stodewescher1479–1484Sede vacante1484–1509Michael Hildebrand1509–1524Jasper Lindedue to deflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Jasper Linde; biographical data exists in alternate formats1524–1527Johannes VII Blankenfelddue to deflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Johannes VII Blankenfeld; biographical data exists in alternate formats1528–1539Thomas Schöning1539–1563Wilhelm von Brandenburg Later suppressed
Diocese of Riga Erected: 22 September 1918 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 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 John IV Cakuls (23 May 1990 – 8 May 1991) (Apostolic Administrator) Cardinal John V 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
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