Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| 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) |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| 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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