Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis
Pharen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hvar–Brač–Vis, Croatia
The Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis is a Latin Church diocese covering the Dalmatian islands of Hvar, Brač, and Vis in Croatia. Established in 1147, it is centered on the city of Hvar and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1147
- Latin
- Pharen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Stephen
- Annuario code
- 001001630
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 22,931
- Population
- 25,865
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 88.7%
- Priests
- 16
- Catholics per priest
- 1,433
- Extent
- 807 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 28
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ranko Vidović
- Born
- 6 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Ćerlek
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar stands in Hvar–Brač–Vis, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ecclesiastical Province of Split-Makarska
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Split-Makarska.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DubrovnikDubrovnik
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.