History
- 1186: Established as Diocese of Üxküll
- 1 October 1188: Designated a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, Germany
- 1202: Renamed as Diocese of Riga
- 20 January 1255: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga
- 1561: Suppressed
- 22 September 1918: Restored as Diocese of Riga from territory of Vidzeme, Latgale, and Estonia
- 9 June 1920: Added territory of Courland and Zemgale from Diocese of Samogitia
- 25 October 1923: Promoted as Archdiocese of Riga
- 1 November 1924: Lost territory to new Apostolic Administration of Estonia
- 8 May 1937: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Riga; lost territory to new Diocese of Liepāja
- 2 December 1995: Lost territory to new Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona
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