Nonetheless , Irbe encountered significant problems during his term as bishop notably the mutual intolerance and oppression of the German and Latvian Lutherans , the loss of the Church of St. James and issues with Riga Cathedral .
Irbe was awarded the Order of the Polar Star .
Irbe encountered significant problems during Irbe 's term as bishop notably the mutual intolerance and oppression of the German and Latvian Lutherans , the loss of the Church of St. James and issues with Riga Cathedral .
Irbe was awarded the Order of the Polar Star .