The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka ( hr, Riječka nadbiskupija i Metropolita; la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fluminensis) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan

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. Its episcopal seat is

Rijeka Cathedral The St. Vitus Cathedral ( hr, Katedrala Svetog Vida) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia. In the Middle Ages, the Church of St. Vitus was a small and one-sided, Romanesque church dedicated to the patron saint and protector of Ri ...

, dedicated to

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( hr, Katedrala Sv. Vidad), in the city of

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

. Other major churches include the former cathedral, dedicated to Saints Philip and James ( hr, Crkva sv. Filipa i Jakova), located in nearby

Novi Vinodolski Novi Vinodolski (, often also called Novi or ''Novi del Vinodol'' o ''Novi in Valdivino'' in Italian) is a town on the Adriatic Sea coast in Croatia, located south of Crikvenica, Selce and Bribir and north of Senj. The population of Novi is 3,988 ...

, and a

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, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin ( hr, Bazilika Blažene Djevice Marije), in the suburb of

Trsat Trsat ( it, Tersatto, la, Tarsatica) is part of the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with a historic castle or fortress in a strategic location and several historic churches, in one of which the Croatian noble Prince Vuk Krsto Frankopan is buried. Trsa ...

Ecclesiastical province

Its

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bishoprics are : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Gospić–Senj *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk The Diocese of Krk ( hr, Krčka biskupija; la, Dioecesis Veglensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church active on the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, as well as a few smaller ones and also a m ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč i Pula

History

* Established on April 30, 1920 as

Apostolic Administration An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

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 The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia.Diocese of Trieste In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

(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

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(

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

) * 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 * Father

Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (3 April 1876 – 17 October 1958) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and the founder of the Disciples of the Lord who served as the Apostolic Chancellor from 1954 until his death. He became a cardinal in 1 ...

(剛恆毅) (1920.04.30 – 1921.07.21); later

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

Hierapolis Hierapolis (; grc, Ἱεράπολις, lit. "Holy City") was originally a Phrygian cult centre of the Anatolian mother goddess of Cybele and later a Greek city. Its location was centred upon the remarkable and copious hot springs in classica ...

(1921.07.22 – 1922.09.09) as

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(papal diplomatic envoy) to China (1922.08.12 – 1933.11.03),

Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

Theodosiopolis in Arcadia Theodosiopolis (in Arcadia) was an Ancient city and diocese in Lower Egypt, The town was the seat of an ancient bishopric and is now a Latin Catholic titular see. Its modern site is Taha Al-Amidah, (Governorate of Minya) in northern Egypt. ...

(1922.09.09 – 1953.01.12), Founder of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord (1931.03.31),

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哈爾濱 (China) (1931.05.28 – 1933.11.03), Secretary of

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(1935.12.20 – 1953.01.12), created

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of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1953.01.15 – 1958.06.09), Chancellor of

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(1954.05.22 – 1958.10.17), cardinal title transferred as Cardinal-Priest of

S. Lorenzo in Damaso The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporated ...

(1958.06.09 – 1958.10.17) *

Isidoro Sain Isidoro Sain, O.S.B. (born Mihovil Šain) (22 November 1869 – 28 January 1932) was a Croatian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a Benedictine. Life Sain was born in Zidine, a hamlet of Dajla, near Novigrad, Croatia, on 22 Novembe ...

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(O.S.B.) (1923 – 1925.04.25) ;Suffragan Bishops of Rijeka – Opatija * Isidoro Sain,

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(1925.04.25 – death 1932.01.28) *

Antonio Santin Antonio Santin, (9 December 1895 – 17 March 1981) was an Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Rijeka (1933.08.10 – 1938.05.16), Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28), Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1938.05 ...

(1933.08.10 – 1938.05.16), later Bishop of

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(Slovenia) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28), Bishop of

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

(Italy) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28), created

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(1963.07.13 – death 1981.03.17) *

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(1938.08.17 – 1948.01.13), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Italy) (1948.01.13 – 1970.09.22), emeritate as

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(1970.09.22 – death 1977.07.07) *''

Josep Srebrnic'' (1949 – 1952), while Bishop of

Krk Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kot ...

(Croatia) (1923.09.15 – death 1966.06.21), later created

(1963.03.02 – 1966.06.21) *''

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 * Viktor Burić (''see above'' 1969.08.20 – retired 1974.04.18), died 1983 * Josip Pavlišić (1974.04.18 – retired 1990.01.05), died 200 ; previously Titular Bishop of

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(1951.12.13 – 1969.08.20) as Auxiliary Bishop of Senj–Modruš (Croatia) (1951.12.13 – 1969.08.20), then

Pićan Pićan ( it, Pedena, Chakavian: ''Pićon'', sl, Pičen,) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m. The chief occupations are agriculture and livestock breeding. It is sit ...

(1969.08.20 – 1974.04.18) and (succeeding)

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of Rijeka–Senj (1969.08.20 – 1974.04.18) * Anton Tamarut (1990.01.05 – 2000.05.25 ''see below''), previously Bishop of

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(Croatia) (1986.02.05 – 1987.12.04), (succeeding)

of Rijeka–Senj (1987.12.04 – 1990.01.05) ;Metropolitan Archbishops of Rijeka * Anton Tamarut (2000.05.25 – death 2000.06.28) * Ivan Devčić (17 November 2000 – 11 October 2022) * Mate Uzinić (11 October 2022 – present)

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