Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade

Archdiocese of Belgrade Archidioecesis Belogradensis Beogradska nadbiskupija Belgrádi főegyházmegye
Location
Country	Serbia
Statistics
Area	50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 5,938,000 26,130 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	9th century
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Co-cathedral	Co-cathedral of Christ the King
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B.
Map
Map of the Archdiocese
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade (Latin: Archidioecesis Belogradensis; Serbian and Croatian: Beogradska nadbiskupija; Hungarian: Belgrádi főegyházmegye) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belgrade in Serbia.

History

• 9th century: Established as Diocese of Beograd
• October 29, 1924: Promoted as Archdiocese of Beograd
• December 16, 1986: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beograd

United Titles

• Smederevo (Since December 23, 1729)

Leadership

• Bishops of Beograd
  • Bishop Jozef Ignác de Vilt (22 December 1800 – 26 August 1806)
  • Bishop Stefan Cech (26 September 1814 – 8 January 1821)
  • Bishop Venceslao Soic (23 December 1858 – 8 January 1869)
  • Bishop Giovanni Paolesic (4 July 1871 – 1893)
• Archbishops of Beograd
  • Archbishop Ivan Rafael Rodić, O.F.M. (29 October 1924 – 28 November 1936)
  • Archbishop Josip Antun Ujcic (28 November 1936 – 24 March 1964)
  • Archbishop Gabrijel Bukatko (24 March 1964 – 4 March 1980)
  • Archbishop Alojz Turk (4 March 1980 – Template:1986-12-16)
  • Archbishop Franc Perko (16 December 1986 – 31 March 2001)
  • Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. (31 March 2001 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Subotica
• Zrenjanin

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Serbia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Serbia

Sources

• Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi (1503–1592) (in Latin). Vol. Volume 3. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Diocese website
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website