Diocese of Šibenik
Sebenicen(sis) seu Sibenicen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Šibenik, Croatia
The Diocese of Šibenik is a Latin Church diocese in coastal Croatia, erected in 1298 by Pope Boniface VIII. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska and its seat is the Cathedral of St. James.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 May 1298
- Latin
- Sebenicen(sis) seu Sibenicen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Michael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001003052
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 96,980
- Population
- 113,464
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.5%
- Priests
- 88
- Catholics per priest
- 1,102
- Extent
- 3,246 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 30
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
- Tomislav Rogić
- Born
- 8 November 1963
- Birthplace
- Senj
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. James, Šibenik stands in Šibenik, 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 Split-Makarska
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Split-Makarska.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KotorKotor
- Archdiocese of Split–MakarskaSplit–Makarska
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Founded in 1298 by the pope Boniface VIII, the Diocese of Šibenik (Latin: Dioecesis Sebenicensis; Croatian: Šibenska biskupija) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Croatia, seated in the city of Šibenik within the ecclesiastical province of Split-Makarska.
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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.