Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper
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Diocese of Koper
Dioecesis Iustinopolitanus
Škofija Koper
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Location | |
Country | Slovenia |
Ecclesiastical province | Ljubljana |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Ljubljana |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 266,403 181,230 (68%) |
Parishes | 189 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary's Assumption, Koper (Slovene: Stolna cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja) |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica (Konkatedrala Kristusa Odrešenika) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jurij Bizjak |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Stane Zore |
Emeritus Bishops | Metod Pirih, Bishop Emeritus (1987-2012) |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper (Latin: Dioecesis Iustinopolitanus; Slovene: Škofija Koper) is a diocese in southwestern Slovenia. It is part of the Ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and is located in the Adriatic port town of Koper. A co-cathedral, dedicated to Christ the Saviour, is located in Nova Gorica; it gained its status in 2004.
History
- October 17, 1977: Established as Diocese of Koper from the Diocese of Trieste–Koper, Italy
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Romarska cerkev (bazilika) Marijinega vnebovzetja, Solkan (Sveta Gora)
Leadership
- Bishops of Koper (Roman rite)
- Janez Jenko (17 October 1977 – 15 April 1987)
- Metod Pirih (16 April 1987 – 23 April 2012)
- Jurij Bizjak (since 23 June 2012)
See also
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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