Archdiocese of Riga

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Bishop(s) Janis Pujats, Cardinal, Archbishop Janis Cakuls, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Jelgava Liepaja Rezekne-Aglona

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 25 October 1923 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Latvia Square Kilometers: 23,587 (9,110 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Maza Pils iela 2/a, 1050 Riga, Latvia Telephone: 7227.266 Fax: 7220.775

Historical Details

• Diocese of Riga
  • Latin Name: Rigensis
  • Erected: 22 September 1918
  • Country: Latvia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Eduard Graf O'Rourke † (29 Sep 1918 Appointed - 10 Apr 1920 Resigned)
• Antonijs Springovics † (14 Apr 1920 Appointed - 1 Oct 1958 Died)
• Janis Pujats (8 May 1991 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Riga
22 September 1918	Erected		Diocese of Riga (erected)
Archdiocese of Riga
25 October 1923	Elevated	Diocese of Riga	Archdiocese of Riga
1 November 1924	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Riga	Apostolic Administration of Estonia (erected)
8 May 1937	Elevated		Archdiocese of Riga (became a Metropolitan)
2 December 1995	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Riga	Diocese of Rezekne-Aglona (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Riga
1950	476,963	1,950,502	24.5%							126	ap1951
1970	268,560	2,334,000	11.5%	151		151	1,778				178	ap1971
1980	245,000	2,500,000	9.8%	125	10	135	1,814		10		178	ap1981
1990	500,000	2,667,000	18.7%	92	8	100	5,000		8		180	ap1991
1999	170,000	1,435,000	11.8%	19	14	33	5,151	1	14	37	57	ap2000
2000	170,000	1,420,000	12.0%	21	14	35	4,857	1	14	43	59	ap2001
2001	170,000	1,430,000	11.9%	23	11	34	5,000	1	11	42	62	ap2002
2002	180,000	1,400,000	12.9%	26	11	37	4,864	1	11	46	66	ap2003
2003	200,000	1,370,000	14.6%	28	11	39	5,128	1	11	74	66	ap2004
2004	200,000	1,350,000	14.8%	30	12	42	4,761	1	12	68	70	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Janis Cakuls (Priest: 18 Sep 1949; Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator: 9 Nov 1982; Apostolic Administrator: 23 May 1990; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 May 1991 to 18 Jun 1993)
• Kazimirs Dulbinskis † (Priest: 8 May 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jul 1946 to 17 Oct 1991)
• Vilhelms Nukšs † (Priest: 25 Mar 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Nov 1987 to 27 Feb 1993)
• Eduard Graf O'Rourke † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1918 to 10 Apr 1920)
• Janis Pujats (Archbishop: 8 May 1991 - )
• Jazeps Rancans † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Oct 1923 to 5 Dec 1969)
• Antonijs Springovics † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1920; Archbishop: 25 Oct 1923 to 1 Oct 1958)
• Peters Strods † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jul 1946; Apostolic Administrator: 1 Oct 1958 to 5 Aug 1960)
• Julijans Vaivods † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Nov 1964 to 23 May 1990)
• Valerians Zondaks † (Priest: 8 May 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 1972 to 27 Sep 1986)