Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Hvar (Lesina)
  • Latin Name: Pharensis
  • Erected: 12th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Split (Spalato)
  • Country: Croatia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gregorio de Madiis † ( 1313 Appointed - 1323 Died)
• Luka † (22 Sep 1328 Appointed - 1337 Died)
• Ivan † ( 1341 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Stjepan Ciga † (3 Oct 1348 Appointed - 1384 Died)
• Bevenuto † ( 1385 Appointed - 1412 Died)
• Juraj , O.F.M. † (21 Oct 1412 Appointed - 15 Jan 1420 Appointed, Bishop of Scardona (Skradin))
• Pietro da Pago, O.F.M. † (15 Jan 1420 Appointed - 14 Mar 1421 Resigned)
• Dujam Hranković † (14 Mar 1421 Appointed - 1422 Died)
• Juraj , O.F.M. † ( 1423 Appointed - )
• Thomas de Venezia, O.P. † (23 Dec 1429 Appointed - 1463 Died)
• Nicolas de Crucibus † (10 Feb 1463 Appointed - 1473 Died)
• Lorenzo Michaelis † (26 Nov 1473 Appointed - 1486 Died)
• Girolamo Dieda † (1 Sep 1486 Appointed - 1492 Died)
• Bernardino de Fabiis † (11 Apr 1492 Appointed - 1510 Died)
• Frane Pritić, O.F.M. † (18 Nov 1510 Appointed - 1523 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Pallavicino † (8 Sep 1523 Appointed - 13 Aug 1524 Died)
• Zaccaria Trevisan † (2 Sep 1524 Appointed - 1537 Resigned)
• Gerolamo Argentini † (24 Aug 1537 Appointed - 7 Mar 1549 Died)
• Marco Malipiero † (26 Jul 1549 Appointed - 1553 Died)
• Zaccaria Delfino † (5 May 1553 Appointed - 22 Mar 1574 Resigned)
• Martino de Martini, S.J. † (22 Mar 1574 Appointed - 20 Feb 1581 Appointed, Bishop of San Severo)
• Pietro Cedolini † (20 Feb 1581 Appointed - Dec 1633 Died)
• Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi) † (12 Feb 1635 Appointed - 1644 Died)
• Vincenzo Milani † (19 Dec 1644 Appointed - 1666 Died)
• Ivan de Andreis † (16 Mar 1667 Appointed - 27 Apr 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Trogir (Traù))
• Gerolamo Priuli, C.R.S. † (22 Jun 1676 Appointed - Mar 1693 Died)
• Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. † (8 Jun 1693 Appointed - 1 Apr 1704 Resigned)
• Raimondo Asperti, O.P. † (28 Apr 1704 Appointed - Nov 1722 Died)
• Domenico Nicola Condulmer † (12 May 1723 Appointed - 27 Feb 1736 Appointed, Bishop of Belluno)
• Cesare Bonajuti † (27 Feb 1736 Appointed - 21 May 1759 Died)
• Antun Becić † (13 Jul 1759 Appointed - 1 Oct 1761 Died)
• Gioacchino Maria Pontalti, O. Carm. † (23 Nov 1761 Appointed - 6 Apr 1767 Resigned)
• Giovanni Pietro Riboli † (10 Jul 1767 Appointed - 30 Dec 1783 Died)
• Giovanni Domenico Straticò, O.P. † (20 Sep 1784 Appointed - Nov 1799 Died)
• Angelo Pietro (Andelo Petar) Galli † (23 Feb 1801 Appointed - 26 Jan 1812 Died)
• Ivan Škakoc (Scacoz) † (27 Sep 1822 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1837 Died)
• Filip Dominik Bordini † (21 Feb 1839 Confirmed - 25 Jul 1865 Died)
• Juraj Duboković (Dubocovich) † (25 Jun 1866 Appointed - 21 Mar 1874 Died)
• Andrija Ilić (Illiich) † (7 Apr 1876 Confirmed - 1888 Died)
• Fulgencije Czarev, O.F.M. Obs. † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 9 Jul 1901 Died)
• Jordan Zaninović, O.P. † (10 Feb 1903 Confirmed - 22 Oct 1917 Died)
• Luca Pappafava † (14 Sep 1918 Appointed - 15 Jul 1925 Died)
• Mihovil Pušić † (21 Jun 1926 Appointed - 6 Jun 1970 Retired)
• Celestin Bezmalinović, O.P. † (6 Jun 1970 Succeeded - 30 Mar 1989 Retired)
• Slobodan Štambuk † (30 Mar 1989 Appointed - 9 Mar 2018 Retired)
• Petar Palić (9 Mar 2018 Appointed - 11 Jul 2020 Appointed, Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan))
• Ranko Vidović (4 Mar 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)
1950	54,000	54,300	99.4%	64	20	84	642		20	73	45	ap1951
1970	33,000	34,500	95.7%	42	19	61	540		22	105	43	ap1971
1980	24,566	26,987	91.0%	42	18	60	409		22	112	46	ap1981
1990	21,570	27,146	79.5%	38	13	51	422		15	83	46	ap1991
1999	24,300	27,200	89.3%	33	13	46	528		16	75	46	ap2000
2000	23,011	26,130	88.1%	35	14	49	469		14	70	46	ap2001
2001	22,967	26,014	88.3%	33	14	47	488		14	70	46	ap2002
2002	22,892	25,889	88.4%	31	14	45	508		14	72	46	ap2003
2003	22,951	25,865	88.7%	26	15	41	559		15	74	46	ap2004
2004	22,781	25,665	88.8%	27	13	40	569		13	74	46	ap2005
2006	23,019	26,229	87.8%	28	17	45	511		17	74	46	ap2007
2013	22,931	25,865	88.7%	28	10	38	603		10	65	46	ap2014
2016	21,305	25,405	83.9%	24	11	35	608		21	58	46	ap2017
2019	21,385	24,408	87.6%	22	16	38	562		1	55	46	ap2020*
2021	21,941	24,283	90.4%	21	15	36	609		15	44	46	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Nikola Eterović (Priest: 26 Jun 1977 to 22 May 1999)
• Petar Palić (Bishop: 9 Mar 2018 to 11 Jul 2020)
• Ranko Vidović (Bishop: 4 Mar 2021 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ivan de Andreis † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1667 to 27 Apr 1676)
• Gerolamo Argentini † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1537 to 7 Mar 1549)
• Josip Arnerić †
• Raimondo Asperti, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1704 to Nov 1722)
• Antun Becić † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1759 to 1 Oct 1761)
• Celestin Bezmalinović, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Aug 1956; Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1967; Bishop: 6 Jun 1970 to 30 Mar 1989)
• Cesare Bonajuti † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1736 to 21 May 1759)
• Filip Dominik Bordini † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1839 to 25 Jul 1865)
• Georg Carić † (Priest: 6 Oct 1889 to 6 Dec 1906)
• Pietro Cedolini † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1581 to Dec 1633)
• Stjepan Ciga † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1348 to 1384)
• Domenico Nicola Condulmer † (Bishop: 12 May 1723 to 27 Feb 1736)
• Nicolas de Crucibus † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1463 to 1473)
• Fulgencije Czarev, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Jun 1888 to 9 Jul 1901)
• Zaccaria Delfino † (Bishop: 5 May 1553 to 22 Mar 1574)
• Girolamo Dieda † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1486 to 1492)
• Juraj Duboković (Dubocovich) † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1866 to 21 Mar 1874)
• Bernardino de Fabiis † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1492 to 1510)
• Angelo Pietro (Andelo Petar) Galli † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1801 to 26 Jan 1812)
• Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi) † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1635 to 1644)
• Dujam Hranković † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1421 to 1422)
• Andrija Ilić (Illiich) † (Deacon: 30 Jul 1850; Priest: 3 Aug 1850; Bishop: 7 Apr 1876 to 1888)
• Gregorio de Madiis † (Bishop: 1313 to 1323)
• Marco Malipiero † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1549 to 1553)
• Martino de Martini, S.J. † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1574 to 20 Feb 1581)
• Lorenzo Michaelis † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1473 to 1486)
• Vincenzo Milani † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1644 to 1666)
• Pietro da Pago, O.F.M. † (Administrator: 15 Jan 1420 to 14 Mar 1421)
• Giovanni Battista Pallavicino † (Administrator: 8 Sep 1523 to 13 Aug 1524)
• Luca Pappafava † (Priest: 28 Oct 1874 to 27 Nov 1911; Bishop: 14 Sep 1918 to 15 Jul 1925)
• Gioacchino Maria Pontalti, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1761 to 6 Apr 1767)
• Frane Pritić, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1510 to 1523)
• Gerolamo Priuli, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1676 to Mar 1693)
• Mihovil Pušić † (Priest: 27 Nov 1903; Bishop: 21 Jun 1926; Archbishop (Personal Title): 19 Dec 1940 to 6 Jun 1970)
• Giovanni Pietro Riboli † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1767 to 30 Dec 1783)
• Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1693 to 1 Apr 1704)
• Ivan Škakoc (Scacoz) † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1822 to 3 Apr 1837)
• Andrija-Dusan Štambuk † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1955 to 19 Aug 1955)
• Slobodan Štambuk † (Priest: 3 Jul 1966; Bishop: 30 Mar 1989 to 9 Mar 2018)
• Giovanni Domenico Straticò, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1784 to Nov 1799)
• Zaccaria Trevisan † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1524 to 1537)
• Thomas de Venezia, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1429 to 1463)
• Jordan Zaninović, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1903 to 22 Oct 1917)
• Bevenuto † (Bishop: 1385 to 1412)
• Ivan † (Bishop: 1341 to 1348)
• Juraj , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1412 to 15 Jan 1420)
• Luka † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1328 to 1337)

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