Christ the King Church, Riga

Christ the King Church, Riga
Christ the King Church, Riga
	Christ the King Church in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholicism
District	Diocese of Riga
Year consecrated	1943
Location
Location	Meža prospekts 86, Riga, Latvia
	Location within Latvia Location within Europe
Geographic coordinates	56°59′46″N 24°08′14″E / 56.996161°N 24.137155°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Indriķis Blankenburgs
Type	Church
Style	Functionalism
Completed	1942 (Tower added only in 2003-2004)
Materials	Brick

Christ the King Church (Latvian: Kristus Karaļa Romas katoļu baznīca) is a catholic church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 86 Meža Prospect.^[1] Originally built between 1935 and 1942, construction of the church was interrupted by World War II. The building was consecrated by Metropolitan Archbishop Antonijs Springovičs on 26 April 1943.^[2] Although part of the original architectural plan, the church tower was not completed until after 2002.

The pastor from 1958 to 1959 and then again from 1989 to 1991 was Jānis Pujats,^[2] who was then appointed metropolitan archbishop of Riga by Pope John Paul II. The pastor from 1984 to 1989 was Jānis Bulis,^[2] who was appointed bishop of Liepāja two years later. The pastor from 1999 to 2011 was Edvards Pavlovskis,^[2] who was then appointed bishop of Jelgava by Pope Benedict XVI.

References

^ Banga, Vita; Marina Levina; et al. (2007). Rīgas dievnami: Arhitektūra un māksla. Riga's Churches. Architecture and Art (in Latvian, German, English, and Russian). Riga: Zinātne, Apgads Mantojums. ISBN 978-9984-823-00-3. OCLC 217266501.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vēsture". Rīgas Kristus Karaļa draudze (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

External links

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(in Latvian) Christ the King Parish, Riga

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[1] Banga, Vita; Marina Levina; et al. (2007). Rīgas dievnami: Arhitektūra un māksla. Riga's Churches. Architecture and Art (in Latvian, German, English, and Russian). Riga: Zinātne, Apgads Mantojums. ISBN 978-9984-823-00-3. OCLC 217266501.

[ph-2] "Vēsture". Rīgas Kristus Karaļa draudze (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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