Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga

Archdiocese of Riga

Archidioecesis Rigensis

Rīgas arhidiecēze
Location
CountryLatvia
Ecclesiastical provinceRiga
Statistics
Area23,587 km2 (9,107 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2020)
  • 1,182,100
  • 207,560 (17.6%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSvētā Jēkaba Katedrāle
(Cathedral Basilica of St. James)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopZbigņevs Stankevičs
Auxiliary BishopsAndris Kravalis
Bishops emeritusJānis Pujats (cardinal)
Jānis Cakuls (auxiliary)
Map

Location of Archdiocese of Riga in Latvia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga, formerly the Diocese of Üxküll, is a Catholic 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.