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."Archdiocese of Ljubljana"
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Archdiocese

The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana; it also contains

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in Brezje and

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. Since November 2014, the Archbishop of Ljubljana, and thus Primate of Slovenia, has been

Stanislav Zore Stanislav (Stane) Zore, Order of Friars Minor, O.F.M. (born 7 September 1958), is 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. ...

. He was appointed by Pope Francis on 4 October 2014 and succeeded Anton Stres. Anton Stres, who was appointed Archbishop of Ljubljana by Pope Benedict XVI on 28 November 2009, resigned in July 2013 due to his involvement in the financial fiasco of the

Archdiocese of Maribor The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maribor in Slovenia. History * 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lava ...

History

From 811, the territory of the Ljubljana Archdiocese was part of the ecclesiastical territory of the Patriarch of Aquileia.

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, erected on 6 December 1461 the ''Diocese of Laibach'', which was confirmed six months later, on 6 September 1462, by Pope Pius II. Several days later, it was taken from the jurisprudence of the Aquileia and directly subjected to the Holy See. On 3 March 1787, it became an

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and a metropolis, which it remained until 1807, when it was for political reasons degraded to a common diocese. The Nazi persecution of the Church in annexed Slovenia was akin to that which occurred in Poland. Within six weeks of the Nazi occupation, only 100 of the 831 priests in the

Diocese of Maribor The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maribor in Slovenia. History * 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lava ...

and part of the Diocese of Ljubljana remained free. Clergy were persecuted and sent to concentration camps, religious Orders had their properties seized. The diocese was again elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John XXIII on 22 December 1961, and to a metropolis by Pope Paul VI on 22 November 1968. Today the archdiocese has two

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(since 1977) and Novo Mesto (since 2006). It is the principal

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of Slovenia; one living former archbishop, Franc Rode, CM, was promoted to a Curial office (Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life) and made a Cardinal.

List of bishops of Ljubljana

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(1463–1488) *

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(1488–1536) *

Franc Kacijanar Franc Kacijanar (born in Oberburg, Bern) was a Swiss clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensis) is a ...

(1536–1543) *

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(Tkalec) (1543–1558) * Peter Seebach (1558–1568) *

Konrad Adam Glušič Konrad Adam Glušič (originally Glus(ch)itsch, first name also spelled Conrad, 1527–1578), was a clergyman and bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. He was born in Komen or near Gornji Grad, Slovenia, Gornji Grad. He was appointe ...

(1571–1578) *

Baltazar Radlič Balthazar, or variant spellings, may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Balthazar'' (novel), by Lawrence Durrell, 1958 * ''Balthasar'', an 1889 book by Anatole France * ''Professor Balthazar'', a Croatian animated TV series, 1967-1978 ...

(1579) *

Johann Tautscher Johann Tautscher (Slovenized: ''Janez Tavčar'', 1544 – August 24, 1597) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop of Ljubljana. Life and work Tautscher was born around 1544 to a peasant family in Štanjel (according to the general belief, or a ...

(1580–1597) *

Thomas Chrön Thomas Chrön ( sl, Tomaž Hren; November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.Rajhman, Jože, & Emilijan Cevc. 1990. Tomaž Hren. ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vo ...

(1597–1630) *

Rinaldo Scarlichi Rinaldo Scarlichi (born 1621 in Trieste) was an Italian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensis) i ...

(1630–1640) *

Otto Friedrich von Buchheim Otto Friedrich von Buchheim or Otto Friedrich von Puchheim (3 April 1604 – 3 April 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ljubljana (1641–1664). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim)"
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Joseph Rabatta Joseph von Rabatta (born 1624 in Gorizia) was an Italian clergyman and bishop of the diocese of Ljubljana (Laibach). He was ordained a priest in 1664. He was appointed bishop on 23 June 1664, by Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, A ...

(1664–1683) *

Sigmund von Herberstein Sigmund von Herberstein (born 1644 in Graz) was an Austrian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensi ...

(1683–1701) *

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(1701–1710) *

Franz Karl von Kaunitz Franz Karl von Kaunitz (born 1676 in Vienna) was an Austrian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labace ...

(1710–1717) *

Wilhelm von Leslie Wilhelm von Leslie (originally William Leslie) (1657–1727) was a Scottish Roman Catholic priest, who became Bishop of Laibach in 1718. Life He was the second son of William Leslie, fifth laird of Warthill, Aberdeenshire, and his wife Anne, dau ...

(1718–1727) *Sigmund Felix von Schrattenbach (1727–1742) *

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(1742–1757) *

Leopold Petazzi de Castel Nuovo Leopold Petazzi de Castel Nuovo (born 1703 in Vienna) was an Austrian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesi ...

(1760–1772) *

Johann Karl von Herberstein Johann Karl von Herberstein (Slovenized: ''Karel Janez Herberstein'', July 7, 1719 – October 7, 1787) was a bishop of Ljubljana. Life Johann Karl von Herberstein's parents were the Styrian governor Johann Ernst von Herberstein (1671–1746) ...

(1772–1787) *

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(1787–1807) *

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(1807–1814) *

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(1815–1823) *

Anton Aloys Wolf Anton Aloys Wolf (June 14, 1782 – February 7, 1859) was a Prince- Bishop of Laibach (Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic ...

(1824–1859) *

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(1860–1875) *

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(1875–1884) * Jakob Missia (1884–1898) *

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(1898–1930) * Gregorij Rožman (1930–1959)

List of archbishops of Ljubljana

Anton Vovk The Archbishop Anton Vovk (19 May 1900 – 7 July 1963) was born in the village of Vrba, Slovenia, Vrba in Upper Carniola in the Prešeren House, same house where the poet France Prešeren had been born 100 years earlier (Vovk was Prešeren' ...

(1959–1963) *

Jožef Pogačnik Jožef Pogačnik (October 19, 1866 in Podnart – August 18, 1932) was a Slovenian politician who served as Prime Minister of Slovenes within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from October 31, 1918 to January 20, 1919 under the reign of Pe ...

(1964–1980) *

Alojzij Šuštar Alojzij Šuštar (14 November 1920 – 29 June 2007) was the Archbishop of Ljubljana from 1980 until 1997. He remained Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana after his retirement. He was born in Grmada near Trebnje and ...

(1980–1997) * Franc Rode, C.M. (1997–2004) (elevated to Cardinal in 2006) ** Andrej Glavan, Apostolic Administrator (2004) * Alojz Uran (2004–2009) * Anton Stres, C.M. (2009–2013) ** Andrej Glavan, Apostolic Administrator (2013–2014) *

Stane Zore Stanislav (Stane) Zore, O.F.M. (born 7 September 1958), is 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. As the Archbishop o ...

, OFM (2014–present)

Auxiliary bishops

Michael Chumer Michael Chumer, Order of Friars Minor, O.F.M. or Michael Chumberg (1598 – 30 June 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ljubljana, Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (1639–1651) and Titular Bishop of ''Christopolis'' (1640–16 ...

(Chumberg), O.F.M. (1639–1651)"Bishop Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016 *Franc Jožef Mikolič (Mikolitsch) (1789–1793) *Franz von Raigesfeld, S.J. (1795–1800) *Johannes Antonius de Ricci (1801–1818) *

(1946–1959) Appointed, Bishop of Ljubljana *Jožef Pogačnik (1963–1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Ljubljana *Stanislav Lenič (1967–1988) *Jožef Kvas (1983–1999) * Alojz Uran (1992–2004) Appointed, Archbishop of Ljubljana * Andrej Glavan (2000–2006) Appointed, Bishop of Novo Mesto * Anton Jamnik (2005–) * Franc Šuštar (2015–)

References

External links

Official site
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