The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga (Latin: Rigen(sis)) is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia. It's 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.
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