Julijans Vaivods

Latvian Catholic cardinal (1895-1990) · Latvia · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 94

Julijans Vaivods was a Latvian Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Administrator of Riga and of Liepāja from 1964 until his death in 1990. He was made a cardinal in 1983, the first from Latvia. He was the oldest living cardinal when he died at age 94. He was also a KGB agent throughout the Soviet period in Latvia.

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