The Diocese of Dubrovnik ( hr, Dubrovačka biskupija); or Ragusa ( la, Dioecesis Ragusiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Croatia."Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016 "Diocese of Dubrovnik" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016 The diocese is centred in the city of Dubrovnik. It was first erected in 990. From 1120 to 1828 it was elevated to the status of archdiocese. By papal bull '' Locum Beati Petri'' it was degraded to the level of a diocese in 1828.
The Cathedral of Assumption in Dubrovnik was built in 1713 after the previous cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake. Current bishop Mate Uzinić is head of the diocese. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011. Dubrovnik's patron saint is
Saint Blaise
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Archbishop of Trani
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Archbishop of Messina
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Francesco Petri
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Bishop of Fiesole
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C.R.S.A.
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Giovanni Venier Giovanni may refer to:
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Filippo Trivulzio
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Giovanni Angelo Medici
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(1545–1553) later
Pope Pius IV
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Sebastiano Portico Sebastiano is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (1650–1724), Italian cardinal
* Sebastiano Baggio (1913–1993), Italian clergyman
* Sebastiano Bianchi (16th cent ...
Lodovico Beccatelli Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to:
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* Lodovico Agostini (1534–1590), Italian composer
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Crisostomo Calvino Crisostomo or Crisóstomo (meaning "golden mouth" in Greek) is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Gerolamo Matteucci
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Paolo Alberi
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Vincenzo Lanteri
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Antonio Severoli
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Bernardino Larizza
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O.S.Io.Hieros.
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Francesco Perotti
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O.F.M. Obs.
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Antun Giuriceo
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(Antonio Giuriceo) (1830–1842 Died)
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Toma Jederlinić Toma Jederlinić (29 September 1798 – 11 August 1855) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Dubrovnik and the apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan from 1843 to his death in 1855.
Early life
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(1843–1855 Died)
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Vinko Zubranić Vinko Zubranić or Vinko Čubranić (28 January 1802 – 15 November 1870) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Kotor from 1854 until 1856 and the bishop of Dubrovnik from 1856 until his death in 1870.
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(1856–1872 Died)
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Ivan Zaffron
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Josip Marija Carević
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Želimir Puljić
Želimir Puljić (7 March 1947) is the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zadar, Croatia. Puljić is president of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia since 2012.
Ordained to the priesthood on 24 March 1974, for the Diocese of Most ...
Mate Uzinić
Mate Uzinić (Dubrava, Omiš, 17 September 1967) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who became Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka in 2022 after two years as coadjutor there. He was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Dubrovnik from ...
Roko Glasnović
Bishop Roko Glasnović (born 2 July 1978) is a Croatian Catholic Church in Croatia, Roman Catholic prelate who currently serves as a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik since 30 November 2021.
Early life and education
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(since 30 November 2021)
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Cathedral of St. Mark, Korčula
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