Diocese of Kotor
Catharen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kotor, Montenegro
Ancient Latin-rite diocese on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, with a bishop documented as early as the 5th century and organized as a see by the 10th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska in Croatia, and its seat is the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10th century
- Latin
- Catharen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Tryphon
- Annuario code
- 001001898
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 7,247
- Population
- 97,353
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 7.4%
- Priests
- 13
- Catholics per priest
- 557
- Extent
- 674 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
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
- Mladen Vuksic
- Born
- 28 December 1965
- Birthplace
- Ljubuški
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI
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 Saint Tryphon, Kotor stands in Kotor, 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 Split-Makarska.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Split–MakarskaSplit–Makarska
- Diocese of ŠibenikŠibenik
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Serving the Bay of Kotor and the Municipality of Budva area in Montenegro, the Diocese of Kotor (Serbo-Croatian: Которска бискупија, Kotorska biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Catharensis) is a Latin Church jurisdiction centered in the city of Kotor (Cattaro). The see was erected as a diocese in the 10th century. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor, and its current bishop is Mladen Vukšić.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.