Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis

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Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis

Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)

Hvarsko-bračko-viška biskupija
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Location
Country  Croatia
Ecclesiastical province Split-Makarska
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
25,865
22,931 (88.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1147
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar
Patron saint Saint Stephen
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Slobodan Štambuk
Metropolitan Archbishop Marin Barišić Archbishop of Split-Makarska
Website
hvar.hbk.hr

The Roman Catholic diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis (Croatian: Hvarsko-bračko-viška biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)) is a diocese in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia.

The diocese was established in 1147 after the Venetian conquest of the island.[1] The seat of the bishop was set up in Stari Grad, and the present-day Church of St. Stephen was its cathedral. The first bishop was Zadranin Martin I. Manzavini.

The new diocese was initially subject to the Archbishop of Zadar who was already under Venetian control. In 1180, the island of Hvar fell to King Bela III of Hungary and Croatia, who transferred the diocese to the archdiocese of Split in 1185.

In 1278 the seat of the diocese was transferred to Hvar which under pressure from Venice was then being developed into the major town on the island.

It is also known as the diocese of Lesina.[2]

References

  1. Some historians argue that it was in 1145, 1150 or 1154.
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