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 historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, the seat of the Drava stati ...

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, and ...

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 Anton Stres, C.M. (born 15 December 1942), was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana and the metropolitan bishop of Ljubljana as well as the president of the Slovenian Bishops' Conference from January 2010 until July ...

, have resigned due to their involvement after the request by

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United titles

* Lavant (since March 5, 1962)

Special churches

*Former Cathedral: ** Stolna cerkev sv. Jurija, Ptuj *Minor Basilica: ** Bazilika Marije, matere usmiljenja, Maribor ** Bazilika Marije Zavetnice s plaščem, Ptujska Gora

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

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

Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church '' sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language onc ...

) **

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

(31 January 2009 – 28 November 2009), did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop of Ljubljana :*

Coadjutor archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...

Marjan Turnšek (28 November 2009 – 3 February 2011)

Suffragan dioceses

* Celje *

Murska Sobota Murska Sobota (, Slovenian abbreviation: ''MS'' ; german: Olsnitz;''Radkersburg und Luttenberg'' (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. hu, Muraszombat) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the centre of the ...

References

External links

Official site

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