Diocese of Poreč i Pula
Parentin(us) et Polen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Poreč i Pula, Croatia
The Diocese of Poreč and Pula is a Latin Church diocese on the Istrian peninsula of Croatia, with its cathedral the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč (a World Heritage Site) and a co-cathedral in Pula. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rijeka.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1828
- Latin
- Parentin(us) et Polen(sis)
- Patron
- San Mauro (Parenzo), San Tommaso (Pola)
- Annuario code
- 001002630
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 169,048
- Population
- 210,114
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 80.5%
- Priests
- 96
- Catholics per priest
- 1,761
- Extent
- 2,839 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 60
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
- Ivan Štironja
- Born
- 10 May 1960
- Birthplace
- Pješivac
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
Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč stands in Poreč i Pula, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pula.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ecclesiastical Province of Rijeka
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Rijeka.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Gospić–SenjGospić–Senj
- Diocese of KrkKrk
- Archdiocese of RijekaRijeka
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.