Latvian Bishops' Conference

The Latvian Episcopal Conference ( lett: Latvijas Bīskapu konference ) is the national Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bishops in Latvia. It has its headquarters in Riga and is a member of the Council of European Bishops 'Conferences ( CCEE ) and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community ( COMECE). It was founded as a coordination point of Latvian bishops on 15 November 1997 and held its first Constituent Assembly and on 29 June 1998, starting with a Pontifical Mass at the Basilica of Aglona from. Its first president was Jānis Pujats Cardinal, Archbishop of Riga.

The Articles of Incorporation, the structure and operation of the Bishops' Conference based on the documents of the Second Vatican Council and are laid down in the Code of Canon Law (CIC ) Article 447 et seq of 1983 Other members are. :

  • Jānis Cakuls, retired auxiliary bishop in Riga
  • Vilhelms Lapelis, Bishop of Liepāja
  • Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis, retired Bishop ( emeritus) of Liepāja
  • Antons justs, Bishop of Jelgava
  • Jānis Bulis, Bishop of Rezekne - Aglona
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