Archdiocese of Beograd–Smederevo
Belograden(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Beograd–Smederevo, Serbia
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beograd-Smederevo is the Latin Catholic archdiocese centered in Belgrade, Serbia. It is led by Cardinal Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., archbishop since 2022, and is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Subotica and Zrenjanin.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1924
- Latin
- Belograden(sis)
- Patron
- * santos Cirilo y Metodio * san Juan de Capistrano
- Annuario code
- 001000886
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 40,000
- Population
- 4,683,413
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.9%
- Priests
- 22
- Catholics per priest
- 1,818
- Extent
- 55,661 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.7
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
- Archbishop
- László Német
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 the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Belgrade stands in Beograd–Smederevo, 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 Beograd-Smederevo
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ZrenjaninZrenjanin
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Central Serbia falls under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belgrade (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Belogradensis; Serbian: Београдска надбискупија и митрополија; Croatian: Beogradska nadbiskupija i metropolija), the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Serbia. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, while the Episcopal Palace on Svetozara Markovića Street houses its headquarters.
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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.