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which under pressure from Venice was then being developed into the major town on the island. It is also known as the diocese of Lesina.

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(23 Nov 1761 - 6 Apr 1767 Resigned) *Giovanni Pietro Riboli (10 Jul 1767 - 30 Dec 1783 Died) *Giovanni Domenico Straticò, O.P. (20 Sep 1784 - Nov 1799 Died) *Angelo Pietro (Andelo Petar) Galli (23 Feb 1801 - 26 Jan 1812 Died) *Ivan Skakoc (Scacoz) (27 Sep 1822 - 3 Apr 1837 Died) *Filippo Domenico Bordini (21 Feb 1839 - 25 Jul 1865 Died) *Djorje Duboković (Dubocovich) (25 Jun 1866 - 21 Mar 1874 Died) *Andrija Ilić (Illiich) (7 Apr 1876 - 1888 Died)

Diocese of Hvar

''Renamed: 1889 Jan 14''
''Latin Name: Pharensis'' *Fulgencije Carev, O.F.M. (1 Jun 1888 - 9 Jul 1901 Died) *Jordan Zaninović, O.P. (10 Feb 1903 - 22 Oct 1917 Died) *Luca Pappafava (14 Sep 1918 - 19 Jul 1925 Died) *Miho Pušić (21 Jun 1926 - 6 Jun 1970 Retired) *Celestin Bezmalinović, O.P. (6 Jun 1970 - 30 Mar 1989 Retired) *

Slobodan Štambuk Slobodan Štambuk (1 March 1941 – 27 September 2023) was a Croatian bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese Hvar. Biography Slobodan Štambuk was born in Selca on Brač and was ordained on 3 July 1966, in Selca after studying theology in Zad ...

(30 Mar 1989 - 9 March 2018 Retired) *

Petar Palić Petar Palić (born 3 July 1972) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who is currently the bishop of Mostar-Duvno and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan since 2020. Palić descends from the Kosovo Croat family, being born in Pristina. Aft ...

(9 March 2018 – 11 July 2020) * Ranko Vidović (since 4 March 2021)

References

External links

Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis
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Hvar Hvar (; Chakavian: ''Hvor'' or ''For'', el, Φάρος, Pharos, la, Pharia, it, Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. Approximately long, wi ...

Hvar Brač