Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis

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Diocese of Hvar

Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)

Hvarska biskupija
Hvar church.jpg
Location
CountryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Ecclesiastical province Split-Makarska
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
Statistics
Area807 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
25,865
22,931 (88.7%)
Parishes46
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established1147
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar
Patron saint Saint Stephen
Secular priests 16
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ranko Vidović
Metropolitan Archbishop Zdenko Križić
Website
hvarskabiskupija.hr

The Diocese of Hvar (Croatian : Hvarska biskupija; Latin : Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia. [1] [2]

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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 Archbishop of Zadar who was already under Venetian control. In 1180, the island of Hvar fell to King Bela III of Hungary and Croatia, who transferred the diocese 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 "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. PD-icon.svg 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

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