Latvian Bishops' Conference ( lv, Latvijas Bīskapu konference) is the national

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Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. It is headquartered in

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and is a member of the

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(CCEE) and the

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(COMECE). It was founded as coordinator of the Latvian bishops on 15 November 1997, and held its inaugural meeting on 29 June 1998, starting off with a

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in the Basilica of the Assumption in

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. Its first president was Cardinal

Jānis Pujats Jānis Pujats (born 14 November 1930) is the archbishop emeritus of Riga, Latvia, and a cardinal. Biography Pujats was born in Nautrēni parish in Latgale. He attended the Theological Seminary in Riga until it was closed by the Soviet Uni ...

, then archbishop of

. The statutes, structure and functioning of the Bishops' Conference are based on the documents of the

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enshrined in the

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(CIC) Art. 447 ff of 1983. Other members are: *

Zbigņevs Stankevičs Zbigņevs Stankevičs ( pl, Zbigniew Stankiewicz; born 15 February 1955) is a Latvian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been metropolitan Archbishop of Riga since 2010. He previously served as Spiritual Director and Director of the Semina ...

, archbishop of Riga *

, retired archbishop of Riga *

Jānis Cakuls Jānis Cakuls (4 July 1926 – 26 February 2022) was a Latvian Roman Catholic prelate. Cakuls was ordained to the priesthood in 1949. He served as titular bishop of ''Tinista'' and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga, L ...

, retired Auxiliary Bishop of Riga * Vilhelms Lapelis, Bishop Emeritus (retired) of

Liepāja Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...

* Edvards Pavlovskis, bishop of

Jelgava Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Duch ...

Antons Justs Antons Justs (22 November 1931 – 17 February 2019) was a Latvian Roman Catholic bishop. Justs was born in Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, ...

, bishop emeritus of

Jānis Bulis Jānis Bulis (born 17 August 1950 in Briģi Parish, Ludza Municipality) is a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia. Biography Jānis Bulis was born on 17 August 1950 in Briģi Parish, Ludza Municipality, Latvia. After his s ...

, bishop of Rēzekne-Aglona and current conference president *

Viktors Stulpins Viktors is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English given name Victor and may refer to: *Viktors Arājs (1910–1988), Latvian collaborator and Nazi SS officer *Viktors Alksnis (born 1950), Russian-born Latvian politician an ...

bishop of

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Latvian Bishops' Conference

from GCatholic.org {{Episcopal Conferences in Europe

Catholic Church in Latvia

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