Archdiocese of Riga
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The Archdiocese of Riga, formerly the Diocese of Üxküll, is a Latin Catholic archdiocese with its seat in Riga, the capital city of Latvia. 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 Bremen
- 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
- 20 January 1255: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga
- 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 Samogitia
- 25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga
- 1 November 1924: Lost territory to new Apostolic Administration of Estonia
- 8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga; lost territory to new Diocese of Liepāja
- 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona
Bishops, Apostolic Administrators and Archbishops of Riga
| Bishopric of Livonia (Bishopric of Üxküll) 1186–1255 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1186–1196 | Saint Meinhard | |
| 1196–1198 | Berthold of Hanover | |
| 1199–1202 | Albert of Riga | |
| Bishopric of Riga 1202–1255 | ||
| 1202–1229 | Albert of Riga | |
| 1229–1253 | Nikolaus von Nauen | |
| 1245–1255 | Albert Suerbeer | |
| Archbishopric of Riga 1255–1561 | ||
| 1255–1273 | Albert Suerbeer | |
| 1273–1284 | Johannes I of Lune | |
| 1285–1294 | Johannes II of Vechten | |
| 1294–1300 | Johannes III of Schwerin | |
| 1300–1302 | Isarnus Tacconi of Fontiès-d'Aude | |
| 1303–1310 | Jens Grand titular, never came to Riga | |
| 1304–1341 | Friedrich von Pernstein | |
| 1341–1347 | Engelbert von Dolen | |
| 1348–1369 | Bromhold von Vyffhusen | |
| 1370–1374 | Siegfried Blomberg | |
| 1374–1393 | Johannes IV von Sinten | |
| 1393–1418 | Johannes V von Wallenrodt | |
| 1418–1424 | Johannes VI Ambundi | |
| 1424–1448 | Henning Scharpenberg | |
| 1448–1479 | Silvester Stodewescher | |
| 1479–1484 | Sede vacante | |
| 1484–1509 | Michael Hildebrand | |
| 1509–1524 | Jasper Linde | |
| 1524–1527 | Johannes VII Blankenfeld | |
| 1528–1539 | Thomas Schöning | |
| 1539–1563 | Wilhelm 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
See also
Sources
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