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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek

Coordinates: 45°18′36″N 18°24′36″E / 45.3100°N 18.4100°E / 45.3100; 18.4100
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Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek

Archidioecesis Diacovensis-Osijekensis

Đakovačko-osječka nadbiskupija
Location
Country Croatia
MetropolitanĐakovo and Osijek
Statistics
Area7,752 km2 (2,993 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
641,000
546,000 (85.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Đakovo
Co-cathedralCathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Osijek
Patron saintSaint Elijah
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopĐuro Hranić
Bishops emeritusMarin Srakić Archbishop Emeritus (2008-2013)
Website
djos.hr

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek (Template:Lang-hr; Template:Lang-la) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia.

The archdiocese is centred on the cities of Đakovo and Osijek, in Croatia.

Đuro Hranić was appointed Archbishop on 18 April 2013 by Pope Francis following the resignation of Marin Srakić.

The Archdiocese currently has two suffragans: the Diocese of Požega, and the Diocese of Srijem.

History

Originally erected in the 4th century as the diocese of Syrmia, the diocese was united with the diocese of Bosnia in July 1773, when it was named the Diocese of Bosnia or Ðakovo and Srijem (Bosniensis seu Diacovensis et Sirmiensis).[1] In 1963, the diocese was renamed to the diocese of Đakovo or Bosnia and Srijem (Diacovensis seu Bosnensis et Sirmiensis).[1]

It was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 18, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI, renamed to the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek and the new Diocese of Srijem was split off, and made a suffragan. The new Archdiocese also received the Diocese of Požega, as its second suffragan.

Ordinaries

References

  1. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Ðakovo-Osijek". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

45°18′36″N 18°24′36″E / 45.3100°N 18.4100°E / 45.3100; 18.4100