The Cathedral Basilica of St. Demetrius (
Croatian: Rimokatolička crkva Svetog Dimitrija) also called Sremska Mitrovica Cathedral is the name given to a
Roman Catholic church which is located in the city of
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, hu, Szávaszentdemeter, la, Sirmium) is a city and the administrative center of the Srem District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank ...
, in the autonomous province of
Vojvodina,
Serbia.
The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the seat of the
Diocese of Srijem (''Dioecesis Sirmiensis'' or Srijemska biskupija) which was created in the fourth century and was restored by
Pope Gregory IX in 1229.
The current church was built in 1810 and dedicated on 30 June of that year to Saint
Demetrius of Sirmium, who is the
patron saint of the city. It was elevated to the status of
co-cathedral in 1984, and a
minor basilica in 1991. With the restoration of the Diocese of Srijem in 2008, the church was elevated to the status of
cathedral.
See also
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List of Catholic basilicas
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Roman Catholicism in Serbia
The Catholic Church in Serbia ( sr, Католичка црква у Србији, Katolička crkva u Srbiji) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are 356,957 Catholics in Serbia accord ...
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Serbia
Buildings and structures in Sremska Mitrovica
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1810
Basilica churches in Serbia
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Serbia
Neoclassical architecture in Serbia