Archdiocese of Riga

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Riga
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 1252
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Latvia

• Diocese of Üxküll (Uxhall, Ikšķile)
  • Erected: 1185
  • Country: Latvia

• Diocese of Riga
  • Latin Name: Rigensis
  • Name Changed: 1202
  • Country: Latvia

Past Ordinaries

• St. Meinhard † ( 1186 Appointed - 1196 Died)
• Berthold , O. Cist. † ( 1196 Appointed - 1198 Died)
• Albrecht von Buxhoevden † ( 1198 Appointed - 17 Jan 1229 Died)
• Nikolaus von Nauen † (8 Apr 1231 Appointed - 1253 Died)
• Albert Suerber, O.P. † ( 1253 Appointed - 1273 Died)
• Juan de Luna † (17 May 1274 Appointed - 1286 Died)
• Johannes von Vechten † (10 Jan 1286 Appointed - 1294 Died)
• Johannes von Schwerin † (18 Apr 1295 Appointed - 19 Dec 1300 Died)
• Isarno Tacconi (Morlane) † (19 Dec 1300 Appointed - 11 Apr 1302 Appointed, Archbishop of Lund)
• Jens Grand † (30 Mar 1302 Appointed - 1304 Resigned)
• Frederic de Fernstein, O.F.M. † (21 Mar 1304 Appointed - 1340 Died)
• Engelbert von Dolen (Dahlen) † (18 Oct 1341 Appointed - 3 Sep 1347 Died)
• Fromhold von Vifhusen (Vyffhusen) † (17 Mar 1348 Appointed - 28 Dec 1369 Died)
• Siegfried Blomberg † (11 Feb 1370 Appointed - 30 Jun 1374 Died)
• Johannes von Sinten † (23 Oct 1374 Appointed - 24 Sep 1393 Resigned)
• Johann Walenrode † (27 Sep 1393 Appointed - 30 May 1418 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Liège)
• Johannes Abundi † (11 Jul 1418 Appointed - 14 May 1424 Died)
• Henning Scharpenberg † (13 Oct 1424 Appointed - 5 Apr 1448 Died)
• Sylvester Stodewässcher, O.T. † (9 Oct 1448 Appointed - 12 Jul 1479 Died)
• Stefano Grube † (22 Mar 1480 Appointed - 26 Dec 1483 Died)
• Michael Hildebrandi † (4 Jun 1484 Appointed - 5 Feb 1509 Died)
• Jasper Linde † (23 May 1509 Appointed - 29 Jun 1524 Died)
• Johann Blankenfeld † (29 Jun 1524 Succeeded - 9 Sep 1527 Died)
• Thomas Schoning † (18 Jan 1531 Confirmed - 10 Aug 1539 Died)
• Wilhelm von Brandeburg † (10 Aug 1539 Succeeded - 4 Feb 1563 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Johannes Abundi † (Archbishop: 11 Jul 1418 to 14 May 1424)
• Johann Blankenfeld † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 May 1523; Archbishop: 29 Jun 1524 to 9 Sep 1527)
• Siegfried Blomberg † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1370 to 30 Jun 1374)
• Wilhelm von Brandeburg † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 17 Nov 1531; Archbishop: 10 Aug 1539 to 4 Feb 1563)
• Albrecht von Buxhoevden † (Bishop: 1198 to 17 Jan 1229)
• Engelbert von Dolen (Dahlen) † (Archbishop: 18 Oct 1341 to 3 Sep 1347)
• Frederic de Fernstein, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 21 Mar 1304 to 1340)
• Jens Grand † (Archbishop: 30 Mar 1302 to 1304)
• Stefano Grube † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1480 to 26 Dec 1483)
• Michael Hildebrandi † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1484 to 5 Feb 1509)
• Jasper Linde † (Archbishop: 23 May 1509 to 29 Jun 1524)
• Juan de Luna † (Archbishop: 17 May 1274 to 1286)
• Nikolaus von Nauen † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1231; Archbishop: 1252 to 1253)
• Henning Scharpenberg † (Archbishop: 13 Oct 1424 to 5 Apr 1448)
• Thomas Schoning † (Archbishop: 18 Jan 1531 to 10 Aug 1539)
• Johannes von Schwerin † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1295 to 19 Dec 1300)
• Johannes von Sinten † (Archbishop: 23 Oct 1374 to 24 Sep 1393)
• Sylvester Stodewässcher, O.T. † (Archbishop: 9 Oct 1448 to 12 Jul 1479)
• Albert Suerber, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1253 to 1273)
• Isarno Tacconi (Morlane) † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1300 to 11 Apr 1302)
• Johannes von Vechten † (Archbishop: 10 Jan 1286 to 1294)
• Fromhold von Vifhusen (Vyffhusen) † (Archbishop: 17 Mar 1348 to 28 Dec 1369)
• Johann Walenrode † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1393 to 30 May 1418)
• Berthold , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1196 to 1198)
• St. Meinhard † (Bishop: 1186 to 1196)

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