Roman Catholic Diocese of Šibenik

The Diocese of Šibenik (Latin: Dioecesis Sebenicensis; Croatian: Šibenska biskupija) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Šibenik in the ecclesiastical province of Split-Makarska in Croatia.

Diocese of Šibenik Dioecesis Sebenicensis Šibenska biskupija
Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik
Location
Country	Croatia
Ecclesiastical province	Split-Makarska
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
Statistics
Area	3,246 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 113,464 96,980 (85.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1 May 1298
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik
Patron saint	Saint Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tomislav Rogić
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante
Bishops emeritus	Ante Ivas
Website
sibenska-biskupija.com

History

• May 1, 1298: Established as Diocese of Šibenik

Leadership

• Bishops of Šibenik (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Tomislav Rogić (since 2016.07.25)
  • Bishop Ante Ivas (1997.02.05-2016.07.25)
  • Bishop Srećko Badurina, T.O.R. (1987.12.04 – 1996.09.17)
  • Bishop Anton Tamarut (1986.02.05 – 1987.12.04)
  • Bishop Josip Arnerić (1961.07.17 – 1986.02.05)
  • Bishop Ćiril Banić (1961 – 1961.02.03)
  • Bishop Ćiril Banić (Apostolic Administrator 1951.03.28 – 1961)
  • Bishop Jeronim Mileta, O.F.M. Conv. (1922.02.14 – 1947.11.23)
  • Bishop Luca Pappafava (1911.11.27 – 1918.09.14)
  • Archbishop Vinko Pulišić (1903.11.09 – 1910.06.16)
  • Bishop Matteo Zannoni (1895.03.18 – 1903)
  • Bishop Giovanni Maiorosy (1885.07.27 – ?)
  • Bishop Antonio Innocente Giuseppe Fosco (1876.04.07 – 1894)
  • Bishop Jovan Zaffron (1863.09.28 – 1872)
  • Archbishop Pietro Alessandro Doimo Maupas (1855.12.20 – 1862.05.21)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Croatia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website