Roman Catholic Diocese of Mostar-Duvno
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Diocese of Diocese of Mostar-Duvno Dioecesis Mandentriensis-Dulminiensis Mostarsko-duvanjska biskupija | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Vrhbosna |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,368 km2 (3,231 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 454,505 197,656 (43.5%) |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 5 July 1881 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary, Mother of the Church |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Secular priests | 69 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ratko Perić |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| http://www.cbismo.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (Latin: Dioecesis Mandentriensis-Dulminiensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church encompassing Herzegovina. The diocese, as well as the Franciscan Province, is centred in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed on July 5, 1881. However, the Diocese of Duvno existed long before 1881, and was erected sometime in the 6th century.[1][2]
The seat of the bishopric is in the Cathedral of Mary the Mother of the Church. The diocese releases two monthly magazines: Naša ognjišta by the Franciscan Province, and Crkva na kamenu by the bishopric.
The diocese covers area of 8.368 km sq, with 175.395 Catholic in 66 parishes of the diocese. There are 73 diocesen priests. A number of parishes belongs to the Francisican Province of Herzegovina.
The current bishop of Mostar is Mons. Ratko Perić. He also serves as administrator of the Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan. Trebinje-Mrkan was united with Mostar-Duvno in 1890.
History
The archive of the Diocesan Ordinariate of Mostar was confiscated by the authorities of Communist Yugoslavia in 1948.[3]
Episcopal ordinaries
| Bishops of Mostar-Duvno | ||||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | ||
| 5 July 1881 | 8 December 1910 | Paškal Buconjić, OFM | ||
| 29 April 1912 | 26 March 1942 | Alojzije Mišić, OFM | ||
| 15 April 1942 | 14 September 1980 | Petar Čule | ||
| 14 September 1980 | 24 July 1993 | Pavao Žanić | ||
| 24 July 1993 | present | Ratko Perić | ||
| Sources:[4] | ||||
References
- Notes
- ^ "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ^ Bishop of Mostar Alojzije Mišić (1912-1942) during the Second World War
- ^ "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno". gcatholic.org. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- Books
- Eubel, Conradum (1814). Hierarchia catholica medii aevi. Vol. 1. Regensburg: Monsaterii.
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See also
External links
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