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Diocese of Koper

Dioecesis Iustinopolitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Jurij Bizjak, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 17 October 1977
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ljubljana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Square Kilometers: 4,386 (1,694 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://skofija-koper.si/
  • Mailing Address: Trg Brolo 11, 6000 Koper, Slovenija
  • Telephone: (05)6117.200

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 October 1977SplitDiocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper) Diocese of Koper
Diocese of Trieste
17 October 1977Territory AddedArchdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca ((areas in Slovenia))
Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija) ((areas in Slovenia))
Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper) ((areas in Slovenia))
Diocese of Koper

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980200,000242,00082.6%173221951,02534120208ap1981
1990207,017258,33280.1%167231901,0892988206ap1991
1999206,898263,49978.5%156261821,1363188207ap2000
2000204,788261,11878.4%149251741,1763082207ap2001
2001201,551258,15878.1%151211721,1712680207ap2002
2002202,900258,38078.5%145271721,1793280207ap2003
2003200,203254,24478.7%144251691,1843685207ap2004
2004204,602257,28079.5%145251701,2032982207ap2005
2006204,602257,28079.5%127261531,3373672195ap2007
2013181,230266,40368.0%126301561,16123652189ap2014
2016185,450258,95871.6%123261491,24423141189ap2017
2019176,193250,15070.4%122261481,19022927100ap2020
2021174,900251,30069.6%124261501,16632927100ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 689, to Page 691

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