Archdiocese of Maribor
Mariboren(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Maribor, Slovenia
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in northeastern Slovenia, successor of the historic Diocese of Lavant whose see moved to Maribor in 1859; established as the Diocese of Maribor on 5 March 1962 and promoted to metropolitan archdiocese on 7 April 2006. Its seat is Maribor Cathedral (St. John the Baptist) and its suffragans are Celje and Murska Sobota.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1962
- Latin
- Mariboren(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002166
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 704,384
- Population
- 826,229
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.3%
- Priests
- 145
- Catholics per priest
- 4,858
- Extent
- 7,398 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 95
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
- Alojzij Cvikl, S.J.
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
Maribor Cathedral stands in Maribor, 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 Maribor
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CeljeCelje
- Diocese of Murska SobotaMurska Sobota
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
With its episcopal see at Maribor, the Archdiocese of Maribor (Latin: Archidioecesis Mariborensis, Slovene: Nadškofija Maribor) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia.
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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.