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Diocese of Krk

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Diocese of Krk
Dioecesis Veglensis
Krčka biskupija
Location
Country Croatia
Ecclesiastical province Rijeka
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka
Statistics
Area 1,119 km2 (432 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics 		(as of 2013)
40,447
35,499 (87.8%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 900 AD
Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Krk
Patron saint Saint Quirinus of Sescia
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Krk
Metropolitan Archbishop Ivan Devčić Archbishop of Rijeka
Bishops emeritus Valter Župan
Map
File:Location Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk.svg
Website
krk.hbk.hr

The Diocese of Krk (Croatian: Krčka biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Veglensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church active on the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, as well as a few smaller ones and also a mission serving the Croatian people of New York: Blessed Ivan Merz in Astoria NY under the Brooklyn Diocese. The diocese is centred in the town of Krk. It was first erected in 900.[1][2]

Under Bishop Antun Mahnić (1896–1920), the Altslawi academy was established in 1902, and existed until 1927.

Currently, Bishop Ivica Petanjak is head of the diocese. The diocese's patron is Saint Quirinus of Sescia (locally called Sveti Kvirin).

History

The Diocese of Krk was known historically as Veglia, its Italian name. In the year 1000 it had a bishop, Vitalis, who was present at a synod in Spoleto. Pope Eugene III made it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zara; for a period from 1828 it was under the Archdiocese of Görz. Bartholomaus Bozarich was present at the assembly of bishops in 1849 and his successor was a member of the First Vatican Council.

Ossero and Veglia were united in 1818. The Diocese of Ossero (Lusin, Absor, Auxerensis), with its see at Osor, was older; Pope John VIII wrote to its bishop in 870. The fifty-fifth bishop, Raccamarich, was transferred to the Diocese of Cattaro in 1818.

The Diocese of Arbe or Rab was even older. Its first known bishop attended a council at Salona in 530. The fifty-eight bishop, Galzigna (d. in 1823), was also the last, as his diocese was then merged into that of Veglia.[3][4]

Bishops

Deaconate

In 1939, it was the seat of a deaconate that encompassed the parishes of Krk, Aleksandrovo, Kornić, Linardići, Poljica and Vrh.[7]

Parish

In 1939, its parish had 1773 souls, plus 55 outside the country.[8]

List of parish priests of Krk:

  • Matej Milovčić (b. Vrbnik 1876-07-30, primiz Krk 1899-08-27)[9]
    • Chaplain Milan Defar (b. 1908-01-28, primiz Repentabor 1933-07-02)[10]

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[11]

References

  1. Back to citation "Diocese of Krk (Veglia)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. Back to citation "Diocese of Krk" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Back to citation Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Veglia
  4. Back to citation "Diocese of Arbe (Rab)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. Back to citation "Bishop Giorgio Giorgicci" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  6. Back to citation "Bishop Stefano David" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 9, 2016
  7. Back to citation Draganović 1939, p. 238
  8. Back to citation Draganović 1939, p. 238
  9. Back to citation Draganović 1939, p. 238
  10. Back to citation Draganović 1939, p. 239
  11. Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk, official website

Bibliography

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