Antonijs Springovičs

Antonijs Springovičs (1 November 1876 – 1 October 1958) was a Latvian Roman Catholic prelate who became the first Archbishop of Riga in 1923.

O'Rourke's position in Riga was problematic as German forces occupied the city in early 1919.

By the end of World War I, the ecclesiastical organisation was largely destroyed, and only a few priests were active.

He resigned after a new government in Latvia was appointed and there was a popular movement calling for an ethnic Latvian bishop.

Thus on 14 April 1920 Pope Benedict XV appointed Springovičs as O'Rourke's successor with the bull Hodies nos.