Julijans Vaivods

His Eminence

Julijans Vaivods
Cardinal Apostolic Administrator of Riga
Latvian postage stamp depicting Julijans Vaivods
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseRiga
Installed10 Nov 1964
Term ended24 May 1990
PredecessorPēteris Strods
SuccessorJānis Cakuls
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati
Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior
Orders
Ordination7 April 1918
Consecration18 November 1964
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by John Paul II
RankCardinal
Personal details
Born(1895-08-18)18 August 1895
Died24 May 1990(1990-05-24) (aged 94)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (Present day Latvia)
BuriedBasilica of the Assumption in Aglona
NationalityLatvian
Styles of
Julijans Vaivods
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeRiga

Julijans Vaivods (18 August 1895 in Vārkava, Latgale, Vitebsk Governorate – 24 May 1990 in Riga, Soviet Union) was the Apostolic Administrator of Riga and of Liepāja from 10 November 1964 to his death, and Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati from 1983 to his death. He was the first Latvian cardinal and also the oldest living cardinal at the time of his death at age 94.