The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar ( cnr, Барска надбискупија, Barska nadbiskupija; sq, Kryepeshkopata Katolike Romake e Tivarit; la, Archidioecesis Antibarensis) is a

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of the Catholic Church in

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''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It is centred in the city of Bar (Italian ''Antivari''). It was erected as a diocese in the 9th century and elevated to an archdiocese in 1089. The Archbishopric was by the Pope's decree abolished some time after 1140, until it was restored by the Serbian medieval Nemanjić dynasty in 1199. The Archbishops regularly bore titles of " Primates of Serbia" (''Primas Serviae''), implemented as a permanent part of the title by Archbishop

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in 1475. The archdiocese's new cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle (consecrated in September 2017) in Bar. Its old Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located near

Stari Bar Stari Bar ( cyrl, Стари Бар; sq, Tivar i Vjetër, lit. "Old Bar") is a small town in Montenegro. It is located inland, a few miles from the new city of Bar, resting on Londša hill, at the foot of Mount Rumija. According to the 2003 ce ...

Rrok Gjonlleshaj Rrok Gjonlleshaj ( cnr, Рок Ђонлешај, Rok Đonlešaj; born 10 February 1961) is a Albanians in Montenegro, Montenegrin Albanian prelate of the Catholic Church in Montenegro, Catholic Church who serves as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...

currently serves as archbishop in the archdiocese.International Bishops' Conference of St. Cyril and Methodius
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Tuzi Tuzi ( cnr, Tuzi/Тузи, ; sq, Tuz or ''Tuzi'') is a small town in Montenegro and the seat of Tuzi Municipality, Montenegro. It is located along a main road between the city of Podgorica and the Albanian border crossing, just a few kilometers n ...

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, and Klezna were added to the Archbishopric from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër. In 1969, the territory of the municipalities of Plav,

Gusinje Gusinje ( cyrl, Гусиње, ; sq, Gucia) is a small town in north-eastern Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,673 and is the administrative center of Gusinje Municipality. Name Two alternative etymologies ...

, and

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were added to the Archbishopric from the

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History

In 1571 when Ottomans captured

Antivari Bar ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Бар, ; sq, Tivar; it, Antivari or ''Antibari'') is a coastal town and seaport in southern Montenegro. It is the capital of the Bar Municipality and a center for tourism. According to the 2011 census, the cit ...

the Catholic Church in border area and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar began to collapse and main reasons for this is emigration of indigenous peoples, but also immigration of new ethnic and religious element, brought by the Ottomans. Because of a lack of Catholic priests, entire

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es were converted to Orthodoxy.Ivan Jovović, 2013, Dvooltarske crkve na crnogorskom primorju, https://www.maticacrnogorska.me/files/53/06%20ivan%20jovovic.pdf #page= 67

Archbishops

*Peter (1064–1094) *Sergius (1094?/ca. 1110?–1124?) *Elijah (ca. 1124 – 1140) *John I (1199–1247) *John II (

Giovanni da Pian del Carpine Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, variously rendered in English as ''John of Pian de Carpine'', ''John of Plano Carpini'' or ''Joannes de Plano'' (c. 11851 August 1252), was a medieval Italian diplomat, archbishop and explorer and one of the firs ...

) (1248–1252) *Gufrid (April 1253 – 1254) *Lawrence I (1255–1270) *Gašpar Adam (1270–1280) *Michael (1282–1298) *Rudger (1298–1301), member of the

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, writer
of the

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*Marinus I ( Marin Petrov Žaretić) (1301–1306) *

Andrew I Andrew I may refer to: * Andrew I of Hungary ( 1015 – before 1060) * Andrew, Archbishop of Antivari (14th century) * Andrei of Polotsk ( 1325–1399) * ''King Andrew the First "King Andrew the First" is an American political cartoon created b ...

(1307–1324) *William I (

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) (1324–1341) *John III (1341–1347) *Dominic (1349–1360) *Stephen (1361–1363) *John IV (1363–1373) *John V (1373–1382) *Anton (1383–1390) *Raymond (1391–1395) *Ludovik I ( Ludovik Bonito) (1395) *Marinus II (1396–1420) *John VI (1420–1422) * Peter II (1423–1448) * Andrew II (1448–1459) *Lawrence II (1459–1460) *Mark I (1460–1461) *Simon I ( Šimun Vosić) (1462–1473)"Archbishop Šimun Vosić (Vossich)"
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Stephen Teglatius Stephen Teglatius (Theglatius, de Taleazis), ( it, Stefano Taleazzi), ( sr, Stefan Teglatije) served as an Archbishop of Bar in the late 15th century. He is notable for contemporary treatises illuminating the continued commitment to the idea of ...

) (1473–1485)"Archbishop Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 6, 2016 *Philip (

Philip Gaius Philip Gaius ( it, Filippo Gaius, sr, Filip Gajo) served as an archbishop of Antivari in the late 15th century. Originally from Venice, Pope Innocent VIII appointed Gaius as Archbishop of Antivari in 1485. During Gaius' pontificate in Antivari, ...

) (1485–1509) *Jeronim (1509–1517) * Lawrence III (1517–1525) *John VII (1525?–1528?) *Ludovik II (

Lodovico Chieregati Lodovico Chieregati (or Chieregato, Chierepati; died on 4 June 1573 in Vicenza, Republic of Venice) was an Italians, Italian missionary who served as an Archbishop of Antivari (Bar, Montenegro, Bar) in the mid-15th century. Biography Descended from ...

) (1528–1551) * John VIII (1551–1571) *Theodore (1575) *Ambrosius ( Ambrozije Kapić) (1579–1598) *Thomas (

Toma Ursini Toma Ursini ( la, Ursinus; 1573–1606) served as the Archbishop of Antivari (now Bar in Montenegro) and Primate of Serbia in 1599–1606. He belonged to the Franciscan Order. Ancestry and birth Ursini's ancestry and birth are uncertain. Accordin ...

) (1598–1607) *Marinus III (

Marino Bizzi Marino Bizzi (Latin name: Marinus Bizzius; 1570–1624) was a Venetian patrician in Dalmatia, and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church as Archbishop of Antivari. Life Bizzi was born on the island of Rab, part of the Republic of Venice (in pres ...

) (1608–1624) *Peter III ( Pjetër Mazreku) (1624–1634) *George I (

Gjergj Bardhi Gjergj Bardhi or Giorgio Bianchi, shortly called Grili, (1575 – 16 October 1646) was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Gjergj Bardhi was born in region of Zadrima, modern northern Albania in 1575. His family included severa ...

) (1635–1644) *Francis I ( Franjo Leonardi) (1644–1646) *Joseph (

Josip Buonaldo Joseph Maria Bonaldus ( la, Josephus Maria Bonaldus, it, Gioseppe/Giuseppe-Maria Bonaldo) was the Archbishop of Antivari in 1646–1652. He belonged to the Dominican Order. Originally from Zara (Zadar), Republic of Venice (present-day Croatia) ...

) (1646–1653) *Mark II (

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) (1654–1656) *Andrew III (

Andrija Zmajević Andrija Zmajević ( cyrl, Андрија Змајевић; 6 June 1628 - 7 September 1694) was a Baroque poet, the Archbishop of Antivari and a theologian. Biography Zmajević was born in Perast, in the Bay of Kotor, at the time part of the Republ ...

) (1671–1694) *Mark III (

Marco Giorga Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish co ...

) (1696–1700) *Vincent I ( Vićenco (Vicko) Zmajević) (1701–1713) *

Egidio Quinto Egidio Quinto ( sr, Egidio Kvinćo) (2 April 1653 – 1 June 1722) served as an archbishop of Antivari in the early 18th century. Quinto was appointed Bishop of Sappa on 21 March 1707. He was later appointed as Archbishop of Antivari by Pope Cleme ...

(1719–1722?) *Matthew (Matija Štukanović(?)) (1722–1744?) *Mark IV (

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) (1745–1749) *Lazarus I ( Lazër Vladanji) (1749–1786) *George II (

Gjergj Junki Giorgio Giunchi ( lat, Georgius Giunchi, sq, Gjergj Junki; 1717–1787) was an Albanians, Albanian Roman Catholic Church, Catholic prelate. Giunchi was born in Livari, in Bar, Montenegro, Antivari (modern Bar, in Montenegro) ecclesiastically part o ...

) (1786–1787) *George III (

Gjergj Radovani Giorgio Angelo Radovani ( la, Georgius Angelus Radovani, sq, Gjergj Engjëll Radovani; 1734–1790) was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Radovani was born in İşkodra (Shkodër), at the time part of the Ottoman Empire ( ...

) (1787–1790) *Francis II (

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) (1791–1822) *Vincent II (

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) (1824–1839) *Charles (

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) (1855–1886) *Simon II ( Šimun Milinović) (1886–1910) *Nicholas ( Nikola Dobrečić) (1912–1955) *Alexander ( Aleksandar Tokić) (1955–1979) *Peter IV ( Petar Perkolić) (1979–1997) *

Zef Gashi Zef Gashi ( Cyrillic: Зеф Гаши / ''Zef Gaši''; born 4 December 1938) is an ethnic Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro. He was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar between 1998 and 2016. Zef G ...

(1998–2016) *

(5 April 2016 – )

References

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External links

A short look at the history of the Bishoprics of Kotor and Bar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bar Roman Catholic dioceses in Montenegro Dioceses established in the 9th century