Jānis Pujats [SEP] position held
Jānis Pujats
Jānis Pujats (born 14 November 1930) is the archbishop emeritus of Riga, Latvia, and a Cardinal.
Biography.
Pujats was born in Nautrēni parish in Latgale. He attended the Theological Seminary in Riga until it was closed by the Soviet Union in 1951. Two months later, he was ordained in a secret ceremony by Archbishop Antonijs Springovičs. During the pontificate of Pope Paul VI, he implemented the Pope's liturgical reform and published the first missal in Latvian. Jānis Pujats was made Archbishop of
Kuo-Hsi (1924–2012)
17. Adam Kozłowiecki (1911–2007)
18. Giovanni Cheli (1918–2013)
19. Francesco Colasuonno (1925–2003)
20. Dino Monduzzi (1922–2006)
21. Marian Jaworski (b. 1926), created "in pectore", revealed 29 January 2001
22. Jānis Pujats (b. 1930), created "in pectore", revealed 29 January 2001
21 February 2001.
On 21 January 2001, Pope John Paul II announced plans to raise 37 prelates to