Julijans Vaivods
Julijans Vaivods | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Apostolic Administrator of Riga | |
Latvian postage stamp depicting Julijans Vaivods | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Riga |
| Installed | 10 Nov 1964 |
| Term ended | 24 May 1990 |
| Predecessor | Pēteris Strods |
| Successor | Jānis Cakuls |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 April 1918 |
| Consecration | 18 November 1964 |
| Created cardinal | 2 February 1983 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1895 |
| Died | 24 May 1990 (aged 94) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (Present day Latvia) |
| Buried | Basilica of the Assumption in Aglona |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Styles of Julijans Vaivods | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Riga |
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Julijans Vaivods (18 August 1895 – 24 May 1990) was a Latvian Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Administrator of Riga and of Liepāja from 1964 until his death in 1990. He was made a cardinal in 1983, the first from Latvia. He was the oldest living cardinal when he died at age 94. He was also a KGB agent throughout the Soviet period in Latvia.