Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga

History

• 1186: Established as Diocese of Üxküll
• 1 October 1188: Designated a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, Germany
• 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
• 20 January 1255: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga
• 1561: Suppressed
• 22 September 1918: Restored as Diocese of Riga from 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 (Roman rite)

Archdiocese of Riga

• Albert Suerber, O.P.
• Juan de Luna
• Jens Grand
• Johann Walenrode
• Johann Abundi
• Silvester Stodewescher
• Michael Hildebrand
• Jasper Linde

  Diocese of Riga

• Bishop Eduard O’Rourke
• Bishop Antonijs Springovičs

  Archdiocese of Riga

• Archbishop Antonijs Springovičs
• Bishop Pēteris Strods
• Cardinal Julijans Vaivods
• Bishop Jānis Cakuls
• Cardinal Jānis Pujats
• Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs

  Suffragan dioceses

• Jelgava
• Liepāja
• Rēzekne-Aglona