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Roman Catholic Diocese of Riga

Archdiocese of Riga
Archidioecesis Rigensis
Rīgas arhidiecēze
Latvia Riga St.Jacob church.jpg
Location
Country Latvia
Ecclesiastical province Riga
Statistics
Area 23,587 km2 (9,107 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
Increase1,234,000
Increase222,910 (Increase18.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle
(Cathedral Basilica of St. James)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs
Emeritus Bishops Jānis Pujats (cardinal)
Jānis Cakuls (auxiliary)
Map
Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia
Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia. Its cathedral is Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle. It is a metropolitan archdiocese which also helps to administer three suffragan dioceses in the Ecclesiastical province of Riga in Latvia.

Elevated: 1252
Supressed: 1540

Erected: 22 September 1918

Elevated: 25 October 1923

Coordinates: 56°57′03″N 24°06′17″E / 56.9508°N 24.1047°E / 56.9508; 24.1047


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