Latvian Bishops’ Conference (Latvian: Latvijas Bīskapu konference) is the national Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Latvia. It is headquartered in Riga and is a member of theCouncil of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE). It was founded as coordinator of the Latvian bishops on 15 November 1997, and held its inaugural meeting on 29 June 1998, starting off with a Pontifical High Mass in the Basilica of the Assumption in Aglona. Its first president was Cardinal Jānis Pujats, then archbishop of Riga.

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