Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis

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Diocese of Hvar

Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)

Hvarska biskupija
Location
Country Croatia
Ecclesiastical provinceSplit-Makarska
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Split-Makarska
Statistics
Area807 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
25,865
22,931 (88.7%)
Parishes46
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1147
CathedralCathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar
Patron saintSaint Stephen
Secular priests16
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRanko Vidović
Metropolitan ArchbishopZdenko Križić
Map
Website
hvarskabiskupija.hr

The Diocese of Hvar (

Dalmatian islands in Croatia.[1][2]

The diocese was established in 1147 after the Venetian conquest of the island.[3] The seat of the bishop was set up in Stari Grad, and the present-day Church of St. Stephen was its cathedral. The first bishop was Zadranin Martin I. Manzavini.

The new diocese was initially subject to the

archdiocese of Split
in 1185.

In 1278 the seat of the diocese was transferred to

Hvar
which under pressure from Venice was then being developed into the major town on the island.

It is also known as the diocese of Lesina.[4]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Hvar

1144 Erected from the Archdiocese of Salona[2]
1300: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Korcula[2]
Latin Name: Pharensis[1]
Italian Name: Lesina[1]

Diocese of Hvar

Renamed: 1889 Jan 14
Latin Name: Pharensis

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ a b c "Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Some historians argue that it was in 1145, 1150 or 1154.
  4. ^ Public Domain Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lesina". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  5. ^ "Bishop Nicolas de Crucibus" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 28, 2016
  6. ^ "Bishop Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Vincenzo Milani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2016
  8. ^ "Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016

External links

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