Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Rijeka

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Croatia

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fluminensis; Croatian: Riječka nadbiskupija i Metropolita) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in Croatia.

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Its episcopal seat is Rijeka Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Vitus (Croatian: Katedrala Sv. Vida), in the city of Rijeka. Other major churches include the former cathedral, dedicated to Saints Philip and James (Croatian: Crkva sv. Filipa i Jakova), located in nearby Novi Vinodolski, and a minor basilica, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin (Croatian: Bazilika Blažene Djevice Marije), in the suburb of Trsat.

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan bishoprics are :

History

  • Established on April 30, 1920 as Apostolic Administration of Rijeka, of territory split off from Diocese of Senj–Modruš
  • Promoted on April 25, 1925 as Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija, having gained territories from Diocese of Ljubljana, again the Diocese of Senj–Modruš and Diocese of Trieste (Italy; which it gained additional territory from in 1934)
  • Promoted on July 27, 1969 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj, having gained once more territory from the above, newly suppressed Diocese of Senj–Modruš, adopting the front half of its title
  • Lost territory on 1977.10.17 to Diocese of Koper (Slovenia)
  • Renamed on May 25, 2000 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka
  • Enjoyed a Papal visit by Pope John Paul II in June 2003.

Statistics

Archbishop Ivan Devcic

As per 2014, it pastorally served 213,650 Catholics (80.1% of 266,800 total) on 2,580 km2 in 90 parishes and 4 missions with 122 priests (83 diocesan, 39 religious), 1 deacon, 202 lay religious (43 brothers, 159 sisters) and 15 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Administrators of Rijeka
Suffragan Bishops of Rijeka – Opatija
Metropolitan Archbishops of Rijeka – Senj
Metropolitan Archbishops of Rijeka

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Rinunce e nomine, 11.10.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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