Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka explained
| Jurisdiction: | Metropolitan Archdiocese |
| Rijeka |
| Latin: | Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fluminensis |
| Local: | Riječka nadbiskupija i Metropolita |
| Country: |  Croatia |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area Km2: | 2,580 |
| Population: | 266,800 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Catholics: | 213,650 |
| Catholics Percent: | 80.1 |
| Metro Archbishop: | Mate Uzinić |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Ivan Devčić |
| Map: | Location Map of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka.svg |
| Website: | Website of the Archdiocese |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fluminensis; Croatian: Riječka nadbiskupija i Metropolita) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in Croatia.
Its episcopal seat is Rijeka Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Vitus (Croatian: Katedrala Sv. Vida), in the city of Rijeka. Other major churches include the former cathedral, dedicated to Saints Philip and James (Croatian: Crkva sv. Filipa i Jakova), located in nearby Novi Vinodolski, and a minor basilica, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin (Croatian: Bazilika Blažene Djevice Marije), in the suburb of Trsat.
Ecclesiastical province
Its Suffragan bishoprics are :
History
- Established on April 30, 1920 as Apostolic Administration of Rijeka, of territory split off from Diocese of Senj–Modruš
- Promoted on April 25, 1925 as Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija, having gained territories from Diocese of Ljubljana, again the Diocese of Senj–Modruš and Diocese of Trieste (Italy; which it gained additional territory from in 1934)
- Promoted on July 27, 1969 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj, having gained once more territory from the above, newly suppressed Diocese of Senj–Modruš, adopting the front half of its title
- Lost territory on 1977.10.17 to Diocese of Koper (Slovenia)
- Renamed on May 25, 2000 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka
- Enjoyed a Papal visit by Pope John Paul II in June 2003.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 213,650 Catholics (80.1% of 266,800 total) on 2,580 km2 in 90 parishes and 4 missions with 122 priests (83 diocesan, 39 religious), 1 deacon, 202 lay religious (43 brothers, 159 sisters) and 15 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
- Apostolic Administrators of Rijeka
- Suffragan Bishops of Rijeka – Opatija
- Isidoro Sain, O.S.B. (1925.04.25 – death 1932.01.28)
- Antonio Santin (1933.08.10 – 1938.05.16), later Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28), Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28), created Archbishop ad personam (1963.07.13 – death 1981.03.17)
- Ugo Camozzo (1938.08.17 – 1948.01.13), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy) (1948.01.13 – 1970.09.22), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Hirina (1970.09.22 – death 1977.07.07)
- Apostolic Administrator Josep Srebrnic (1949 – 1952), while Bishop of Krk (Croatia) (1923.09.15 – death 1966.06.21), later created Archbishop ad personam (1963.03.02 – 1966.06.21)
- Apostolic Administrator Viktor Burić (1952 – 1969.08.20 see below), while Bishop of Senj–Modruš (Croatia) (1935.05.21 – 1969.08.20)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Rijeka – Senj
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Rijeka
See also
Sources and external links
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Notes and References
- Holy See Press Office . 12 October 2022 . it. Rinunce e nomine, 11.10.2022 .
