Archdiocese of Riga

Archdiocese of Riga

Archidioecesis Rigensis

Rīgas arhidiecēze
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St James in Riga
Location
CountryLatvia
Ecclesiastical provinceRiga
Statistics
Area23,587 km2 (9,107 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2020)
  • 1,182,100
  • 207,560 (17.6%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSvētā Jēkaba Katedrāle
(Cathedral Basilica of St. James)
Current leadership
Pope‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Auxiliary BishopsAndris Kravalis
Bishops emeritusJānis Pujats (cardinal)
Jānis Cakuls (auxiliary)
Map
Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia
Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia

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 St. James's Cathedral. It is a metropolitan archdiocese with the three suffragan dioceses, namely Jelgava, Liepāja, Rēzekne-Aglona which constitute the Ecclesiastical Province of Riga.

History

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

Archdiocese of Riga

Elevated: 25 October 1923

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

References

  1. ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga" retrieved January 30, 2016
  2. 1 2 Catholic Hierarchy: "Suppressed Archdiocese of Riga (1252-1540) retrieved January 30, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Riga retrieved January 30, 2016
  4. ↑ Jānis Broks (2002), Katolicisms Latvijā 800 Gados: 1186-1986, Vēsturisks Atskats, p. 40, ISBN 9984-619-40-0
  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. ↑ Wendehors, Alfred (1989). Das Stift Neumünster in Würzburg (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 503. ISBN 3-11-012057-7. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  13. ↑ due to deflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Jasper Linde; biographical data exists in alternate formats
  14. ↑ due to deflation, no coins were minted during the reign of Johannes VII Blankenfeld; biographical data exists in alternate formats

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