The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an

archdiocese 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 associate ...

located in the city of

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...

in Slovenia.

History

* 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the

Diocese of Lavant The Diocese of Lavant(tal) ( la, Lavantina) was a suffragan bishopric of the Archdiocese of Salzburg, established 1228 in the Lavant Valley of Carinthia. In 1859 the episcopal see was re-assigned to Maribor (''Marburg an der Drau'') in present-da ...

* March 5, 1962: Established as Diocese of Maribor from the Diocese of

Lavant Lavant may refer to: *Lavant, Tyrol, Austria, a municipality *Lavant, West Sussex, a civil parish ** Lavant railway station **Lavant (ward) *River Lavant, West Sussex, the winterbourne after which the village is named *Lavant (river), Carinthia, Au ...

* April 7, 2006: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maribor It was reported in January 2012 that the Archdiocese of Maribor was in deep financial difficulties and just before bankruptcy. The whole amount of debts, provoked by high-risk investments was 800 million euros. The Archbishop of Maribor, Marjan Turnšek, and the Archbishop of Ljubljana, Anton Stres, have resigned due to their involvement after the request by Pope Francis.www.ncregister.com Sloveniaʼs Two Archbishops Resign Over Billion-Dollar Investment Collapse
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United titles

* Lavant (since March 5, 1962)

Special churches

*Former Cathedral: ** Stolna cerkev sv. Jurija,

Ptuj Ptuj (; german: Pettau, ; la, Poetovium/Poetovio) is a town in northeastern Slovenia that is the seat of the Municipality of Ptuj. Ptuj, the oldest recorded city in Slovenia, has been inhabited since the late Stone Age and developed from a Roman ...

*Minor Basilica: ** Bazilika Marije, matere usmiljenja, Maribor ** Bazilika Marije Zavetnice s plaščem, Ptujska Gora

Leadership

* Bishops of Maribor (Latin Rite) ** Maksimilijan Držečnik (5 March 1962 – 13 May 1978) ** Franc Kramberger (6 November 1980 – 7 April 2006); ''see below'' *

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

s of Maribor ( Latin Rite) **

Franc Kramberger Archbishop Franc Kramberger (born 7 October 1936) is a Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate who served as a Bishop of the Diocese of Maribor from 6 November 1980 until 7 April 2006 and as an Archbishop of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Maribor sin ...

(7 April 2006 – 3 February 2011); ''see above'' ** Marjan Turnšek (3 February 2011 - 31 July 2013) ***

Stanislav Lipovšek Bishop Stanislav Lipovšek (born 10 July 1943) is a Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of the Diocese of Celje from 15 March 2010 until his retirement on 18 September 2018. Also he was an Apostolic Administrator durin ...

, Bishop of Celje, Apostolic Administrator (31 July 2013 – 26 April 2015) **

Alojzij Cvikl Archbishop Alojzij Cvikl, S.J. (born 19 June 1955) is a Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as an Archbishop of Archdiocese of Maribor since 14 March 2015. Education Archbishop Cvikl was born into a simple peasant-worker family near Nov ...

, S.J. (14 March 2015 - present) :* Coadjutor archbishop Anton Stres (31 January 2009 – 28 November 2009), did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop of Ljubljana :* Coadjutor archbishop Marjan Turnšek (28 November 2009 – 3 February 2011)

Suffragan dioceses

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* Murska Sobota

References

External links

Official site

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