The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula ( hr, Porečko-pulska biskupija; la, Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis;

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: ''Diocesi di Parenzo e Pola'') is a

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Latin

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in the

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of the Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Rijeka The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka ( hr, Riječka nadbiskupija i Metropolita; la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Fluminensis) is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in Croatia. Its episcopal seat is Rijeka Cathedral, dedi ...

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peninsula, in

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. (for Chronology of Bishops) (for Chronology of Bishops)

Special churches

The

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episcopal see is

Euphrasian Basilica The Euphrasian Basilica ( hr, Eufrazijeva bazilika, it, Basilica Eufrasiana) or the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary is a Roman Catholic basilica in the Istrian town of Poreč, Croatia. The episcopal complex, which comprises the basil ...

, a

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and

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in the city of

Poreč Poreč (; it, Parenzo; la, Parens or ; grc, Πάρενθος, Párenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, whic ...

. The Co-Cathedral is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

. There are two more former cathedrals: Crkva Sv. Pelagije, in Novigrad, and Crkva Navještenja BDM, in

Pićan Pićan ( it, Pedena, Chakavian: ''Pićon'', sl, Pičen,) is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m. The chief occupations are agriculture and livestock breeding. It is sit ...

History

* Established circa (200-)300 as Diocese of Parentium; medieval/modern names Poreč (Croat) / Parenzo (Italian) / Parentin(us) (Latin adjective) * Exchanged territory in 1784 with the Italian

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* Formally United ''aeque principaliter'' (i.e. in

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) with the

Diocese of Cittanova The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novigrad (alias Diocese of Cittanova in Italian) was a Latin rite diocese located in the city of Novigrad, Istria, Croatia until it was suppressed to the Diocese of Trieste in 1831.

but only 1442–1448 * Renamed on June 30, 1828 as Diocese of Parenzo/Poreč and Pola/Pula, having gained territory from the suppressed

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* Gained territory on 1977.10.17 from the

, and exchanged territory with

Diocese of Koper ) , cocathedral = Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica() , area_km2 = 4,386 , parishes = 100 , population = 266,403 , population_as_of = 2013 , catholics = 181,230 , catholics_percent= 68 , pope ...

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 169,048 Catholics (79.5% of 212,561 total) on 2,839 km² in 135 parishes with 108 priests (94 diocesan, 14 religious), 1 deacon, 78 lay religious (48 brothers, 30 sisters) and 6 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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; probably many Italians, notably in the early centuries) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Poreč'' * Andrea (991 – 1010?) * Sigimbaldo (1015 – 1017?) * Engelmaro (1028 – 1040) * Arpo (1045 – 1050) * Orso (1050 – 1060) * Adelman (1060 – 1075) * Cadolo (1075 – 1082) * Pagano I (1082 – 1104) * Bertold (1104 – 1120) * Ferongo (1120 – 1131) * Rodemondo (1131 – 1146) * Vincenzo (1146 – 1158) * Uberto (1158 – 1174) * Pietro (1174 – 1194) * Giovanni I (1196 – 1200) * Pulcherio (1200 – 1216?) * Adalberto (1219 – 1243) * Pagano II (1243 – 1246) * Giovanni II (1249 – 1254) * Ottone (1256 – 1282) * Bonifazio (1282 – 1305) * Giuliano Natale (1306 – 1309) * Graziadio,

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(O. Carm.) (1309 – 1327) * Giovanni Gottoli de Sordello,

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(O.P.) (1328.06.20 – death 1367) * Gilberto Zorzi, O.P. (1367.07.02 – 1388.03.04), next Bishop of

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(1388.03.04 – death 1403) * Giovanni Lombardo, O. Carm. (1388.06 – death 1415.03.21) * Fantino Valaresso (1415.04.28 – 1425.12.05), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(insular

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) (1425.12.05 – death 1443.05.18) * Daniele Scotto de’ Rampi (1426 – 1433), next Bishop of Concordia (Italy) (1433.01.07 – death 1443.07.11) * Angelo Cavazza (1433.01.07 – 1440.04.11); previously Bishop of Arba (1433.01.07 – 1440.04.11); later Bishop of

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(1442 – retired 1448); died 1457 * Placido de Pavanello,

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(O.S.B. Vall.) (1457.01.24 – 1464.11.05); previously

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(1454.01.09 – 1457.01.24); later Bishop of

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(1464.11.05 – 1471) * Francesco Morosini,

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(1533.06.06 – 1537.05.28) * ... ;''Suffragan Bishops of Poreč and Pula'' :TO BE ELABORATED *

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(1857.12.21 – 1875) *

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(1878.09.13 – 1882.07.03) *

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(1882.09.25 – 1883.08.09) * Giovanni Battista Flapp (1884.11.13 – 1912) * Trifone Pederzolli (1913.06.19 – 1941.04.22) *

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(1941.11.27 – 1948.07.07) *

Bishop Dragutin Nežić (1950.05.21 – 1960.06.15) * Bishop Dragutin Nežić (1960.06.15 – 1984.01.27) * Bishop

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(1984.01.27 – 1997.11.18) * Bishop

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(1997.11.18 - 2012.06.14) * Bishop

Dražen Kutleša Dražen Kutleša (born 25 September 1968) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Split-Makarska in Croatia and Montenegro since 2022. He served as bishop of Poreč-Pula in Croatia from 2012 to 2020. He was bishop ...

(since 2012.06.14)

Sources and external links

Diocese website (in Croat)

References