The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a

diocese 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 associa ...

located in the city of Celje in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of Maribor in Slovenia.

History

* April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from the Diocese of Maribor

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 c ...

s of Celje (Roman rite) **

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 20 ...

(7 April 2006 — 31 January 2010) ** Stanislav Lipovšek (24 April 2010 – 18 September 2018) **

Maksimilijan Matjaž Maksimilijan Matjaž (born 23 August 1963) is a Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as the third bishop of the Diocese of Celje since 5 March 2021. Early life and education Maksimilijan Matjaž was born into a Catholic family in ...

(since 5 March 2021)

Special churches

*Minor basilica: ** Bazilika Marijinega obiskanja,

Petrovče Petrovče () is a village on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Chu ...

by Celje ** Bazilika sv. Marije lurške,

Brestanica Brestanica () is an urban settlement in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the valley at the confluence of the Sava River with a minor tributary called the Brestanica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It ...

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Official site

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History

Leadership

Special churches

See also

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