At the invitation of President Edgars Rinkēvičs, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople will pay an official visit to the Republic of Latvia from 12 to 13 September.
At the beginning of the visit, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will meet with President Edgars Rinkēvičs. Meetings are also planned with the Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa.
At the University of Latvia, His All Holiness will deliver a lecture in English entitled “The Church in the Time of Today’s Ecological crisis – Science, Ethics, Joint Action”.
On Saturday, 13 September, at 10:00, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will take part in an ecumenical service at the Riga Cathedral.
Media representatives are invited to apply for accreditation to cover the events by emailing the Media Centre of the Chancery of the President of Latvia at prese@president.lv. Applications must be submitted no later than 12:00 on 11 September 2025.