Metropolitan see Riga, Latvia
Archdiocese of Riga
Rigen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese covering the Latvian capital, re-established as a diocese in 1918 and elevated to archdiocese on 25 October 1923. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Riga, and its suffragans are Jelgava, Liepaja and Rezekne-Aglona, covering all of Latvia.
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- Established
- 1918
- Catholics
- 207,560
- Priests
- 56
- Territory
- 23,587 km²
Parishes and churches
69 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Aizkraukles sv. Terēzes no Bērna Jēzus draudzeAizkraukleView parish
- Alojas draudzeAlojaView parish
- Alūksnes sv. Bonifācija draudzeAlūksneView parish
- Baldones draudzeBaldoneView parish
- Baskāju karmelīšu māsu klosteris “Marija – Pestītāja māte”Town not recordedView parish
- Birzgales draudzeBirzgaleView parish
- Bolderājas Jaunavas Marijas debesīs uzņemšanas draudzeRīgaView parish
- Carnikavas sv. Jāņa Pāvila II draudzeCarnikavaView parish
- Cesvaines Vissv. Jaunavas Marijas draudzeCesvaineView parish
- Cēsu Kristus Karaļa draudzeCēsisView parish
- Dzelzavas draudzeDzelzavaView parish
- Garkalnes novada sv. Erceņģeļa Miķeļa draudzeUpesciemsView parish
- Gulbenes Vissv. Sakramenta draudzeGulbeneView parish
- Igates sv. Jāņa Kristītāja un sv. Marijas Magdalēnas baznīca (misiju punkts)IgateView parish
- Ikšķiles sv. Meinarda draudzeIkskileView parish
- Inčukalna draudzeIncukalnsView parish
- Iršu sv. Mārtiņa draudzeIrsiView parish
- Jaunkalsnavas sv. Franciska draudzeJaunkalsnavaView parish
- Jaunpiebalgas Vissv. Marijas draudzeJaunpiebalgaView parish
- Jumpravas draudzeJumpravaView parish
- Kauguru Dieva žēlsirdības draudzeKauguriView parish
- Kokneses sv. Jāņa Kristītāja draudzeKokneseView parish
- Lielvārdes Sv. Krusta Paaugstināšanas draudzeLielvardeView parish
- Limbažu sv. Laurencija draudzeLimbažiView parish
- Lubānas draudzeLubanaView parish
- Lēdmanes sv. apstuļa Pētera un Pāvila draudzeLedmaneView parish
- Madlienas draudzeMadlienaView parish
- Madonas Kristus Karaļa draudzeMadonaView parish
- Majoru Dievmātes Bezvainīgās Sirds draudzeJūrmalaView parish
- Mazsalacas draudzeMazsalacaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Zbignevs Stankevics
- Born
- 15 February 1955
- Birthplace
- Lejasciema
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Riga stands in Riga, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Formerly the Diocese of Üxküll, the Archdiocese of Riga is a Latin Catholic see with its seat in Riga, the capital city of Latvia; its cathedral is Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle. As a metropolitan archdiocese it presides over three suffragan dioceses, Jelgava, Liepāja, and Rēzekne-Aglona, which together make up the Ecclesiastical Province of Riga.
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- Asociācija “Ģimene” publishes party evaluation on family and demographic issues
- Archdiocese of Riga publishes issue 8 of Katoļu Baznīcas Vēstnesis
- Betlēmes Žēlsirdības mājas celebrates 15th anniversary
- Archdiocese of Riga ordains three deacons from Nigeria as priests
- Archdiocese of Riga celebrates Siguldas Romas katoļu dievnama 30th anniversary
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