Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula

Diocese of Poreč and Pula

*Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis*

Porečko-pulska biskupija
Diocese of Poreč and Pula; Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis; Porečko-pulska biskupija
Location
Country	Croatia
Ecclesiastical province	Rijeka
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Rijeka
Statistics
Area	2,839 km2 (1,096 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 210,114; 164,480 (78.3%)
Parishes	78
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč
Co-cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pula
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ivan Štironja
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mate Uzinić
Bishops emeritus	Ivan Milovan, Bishop Emeritus (1997–2012)
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (

suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka on Istria peninsula, in Croatia.^[1]^[2]

Special churches

The

Co-Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pula. There are two more former cathedrals: Crkva Sv. Pelagije, in Novigrad

, and Crkva Navještenja BDM, in Pićan.

History

Established circa (200-)300 as Diocese of Parentium; medieval/modern names Poreč (Croat) / Parenzo (Italian) / Parentin(us) (Latin adjective)
Exchanged territory in 1784 with the Italian
Diocese of Trieste
Formally United aeque principaliter (i.e. in
Diocese of Cittanova
but only 1442–1448
Renamed on June 30, 1828 as Diocese of Parenzo/Poreč and Pola/Pula, having gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Pula
Gained territory on 1977.10.17 from the
Diocese of Koper
.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 169,048 Catholics (79.5% of 212,561 total) on 2,839 km² in 135 parishes with 108 priests (94 diocesan, 14 religious), 1 deacon, 78 lay religious (48 brothers, 30 sisters) and 6 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

Roman rite

; probably many Italians, notably in the early centuries)

Suffragan Bishops of Poreč

Andrea (991 – 1010?)
Sigimbaldo (1015 – 1017?)
Engelmaro (1028 – 1040)
Arpo (1045 – 1050)
Orso (1050 – 1060)
Adelman (1060 – 1075)
Cadolo (1075 – 1082)
Pagano I (1082 – 1104)
Bertold (1104 – 1120)
Ferongo (1120 – 1131)
Rodemondo (1131 – 1146)
Vincenzo (1146 – 1158)
Uberto (1158 – 1174)
Pietro (1174 – 1194)
Giovanni I (1196 – 1200)
Pulcherio (1200 – 1216?)
Adalberto (1219 – 1243)
Pagano II (1243 – 1246)
Giovanni II (1249 – 1254)
Ottone (1256 – 1282)
Bonifazio (1282 – 1305)
Giuliano Natale (1306 – 1309)
Graziadio,
Carmelite Order
(O. Carm.) (1309 – 1327)
Giovanni Gottoli de Sordello, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1328.06.20 – death 1367)
Gilberto Zorzi, O.P. (1367.07.02 – 1388.03.04), next Bishop of Eraclea (1388.03.04 – death 1403)
Giovanni Lombardo, O. Carm. (1388.06 – death 1415.03.21)
Fantino Valaresso (1415.04.28 – 1425.12.05), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Crete (insular Greece
) (1425.12.05 – death 1443.05.18)

Daniele Scotto de’ Rampi (1426 – 1433), next Bishop of

Concordia

(Italy) (1433.01.07 – death 1443.07.11)

Angelo Cavazza (1433.01.07 – 1440.04.11); previously Bishop of

Cittanova

(1442 – retired 1448); died 1457

Placido de Pavanello,
Byblus (1454.01.09 – 1457.01.24); later Bishop of Torcello
(1464.11.05 – 1471)

Francesco Morosini,
Macerata (Italy) (1470.02.02 – 1470.10.03) and Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Diocese of Recanati
(Italy) (1470.02.02 – 1470.10.03)