Ljubljana (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Stanislav (Stane) Zore, O.F.M., Archbishop
Anton Jamnik, Auxiliary Bishop
Franc Šuštar, Auxiliary Bishop
Anton Stres, C.M., Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 22 December 1961
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Slovenia
Square Kilometers: 5,608 (2,166 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://nadskofija-ljubljana.si/
Mailing Address: Nadskofijski ordinariat, Ciril-Metodov trg 4, p.p. 1990, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Telephone: (01)2342.600
Fax: 2314.169

Historical Details

Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
- Latin Name: Labacensis
- Erected: 6 December 1461
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Slovenia
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
- Latin Name: Labacensis
- Elevated: 8 March 1788
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Slovenia
Diocese of Ljubljana
- Latin Name: Labacensis
- Elevated: 19 August 1807
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Slovenia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Sigismond von Lamberg † (6 Jun 1463 Appointed - 8 Jun 1488 Died)
Christophorus von Raubar (Rauber) † (28 Feb 1494 Confirmed - 26 Oct 1536 Died)
Franz Katzianer † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 31 Mar 1543 Died)
Urbain Textorig † (19 Dec 1543 Appointed - 1558 Died)
Peter von Seebach (Sepacher) † (2 Oct 1560 Appointed - 1571 Died)
Konrad Adam Glušič † (17 Oct 1571 Appointed - 1578 Died)
Baltazar Radlič † (15 May 1579 Appointed - 19 Jul 1579 Died)
Janez Tavčar (Tautscher) † (20 May 1580 Appointed - 24 Aug 1597 Died)
Tomaž Hren (Chrön, Krein) † (29 Mar 1599 Appointed - 10 Feb 1630 Died)
Rinaldo Scarlicchio † (13 Nov 1630 Appointed - 1641 Died)
Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim) † (15 Apr 1641 Appointed - 3 Apr 1664 Died)
Joseph von Rabatta † (23 Jun 1664 Confirmed - 18 Feb 1683 Died)
Sigmund Christoph von Herberstein † (6 Dec 1683 Confirmed - 24 May 1701 Resigned)
Franz Ferdinand von Kuenburg † (18 Jul 1701 Appointed - 11 May 1711 Confirmed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Franz Karl von Kaunitz-Rietberg † (1 Jun 1711 Confirmed - 27 Aug 1717 Died)
Wilhelm von Leslie † (6 Apr 1718 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1727 Died)
Sigismund Felix von Schrattenbach † (26 Jan 1728 Confirmed - 12 Jun 1742 Died)
Ermest Amadeus Thomas von Attems † (17 Dec 1742 Confirmed - 5 Dec 1757 Died)
Leopold Josef Hannibal Petazzi de Castel Nuovo † (15 Dec 1760 Confirmed - 22 Nov 1772 Died)
Karl Johann von Herberstein † (28 Nov 1772 Succeeded - 7 Oct 1787 Died)
Michael Léopold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz † (7 Apr 1788 Confirmed - 23 Mar 1807 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spiš)
Anton Kautschitz † (24 Aug 1807 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1814 Died)
Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber † (22 Jul 1816 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1823 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salzburg)
Anton Alojzij Wolf † (12 Jul 1824 Confirmed - 7 Feb 1859 Died)
Bartholomäus Widmer † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1872 Resigned)
Johann Chrysostomos Pogacar (Fogacar) † (10 Aug 1875 Appointed - 25 Jan 1884 Died)
Jakob Missia † (10 Nov 1884 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1898 Appointed, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca)
Anton Bonaventura Jeglič † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 17 May 1930 Retired)
Gregor Rožman † (17 May 1930 Succeeded - 16 Nov 1959 Died)
Anton Vovk † (26 Nov 1959 Appointed - 6 Jul 1963 Died)
Jože Pogačnik † (2 Mar 1964 Appointed - 23 Feb 1980 Retired)
Alojzij Šuštar † (23 Feb 1980 Appointed - 5 Mar 1997 Retired)
Franc Rodé, C.M. (5 Mar 1997 Appointed - 11 Feb 2004 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life)
Alojz Uran † (25 Oct 2004 Appointed - 28 Nov 2009 Resigned)
Anton Stres, C.M. (28 Nov 2009 Appointed - 31 Jul 2013 Resigned)
Stanislav (Stane) Zore, O.F.M. (4 Oct 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
6 December 1461	Erected	Patriarchate of Aquileia	Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach) (erected)
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
8 March 1788	Elevated	Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)	Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Diocese of Ljubljana
19 August 1807	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ljubljana	Diocese of Ljubljana ((from Archdiocese to Diocese))
25 April 1925	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ljubljana Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper)	Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
10 February 1933	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gurk (Deanery of Tarcisinus) Diocese of Ljubljana (Parish of Fusine in Valromana)	Archdiocese of Udine
10 February 1933	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ljubljana (Deaneries of Idria and Vippaeco)	Diocese of Gurk
10 February 1933	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ljubljana (Deanery of Postumia)	Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper)
18 April 1942	Territory Added		Diocese of Ljubljana (Boundaries adjusted) Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper) (Boundaries adjusted)
4 July 1954	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ljubljana (Vrbinska vas)	Diocese of Lavant
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
22 December 1961	Elevated	Diocese of Ljubljana	Archdiocese of Ljubljana
22 November 1968	Elevated		Archdiocese of Ljubljana (became a Metropolitan)
27 November 1971	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Ljubljana (Vrsnik, Korita and parts of Zirovnica, Mrzli vrh, Javorjev Dol, Koprivnik, Dole, and llbvte)	Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca
27 November 1971	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca (Parts of Medvedje)	Archdiocese of Ljubljana
7 April 2006	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Ljubljana (Črnomelj, Kočevje, Leskovec, Novo Mesto, Trebnje, and Žužemberk along with Dole)	Diocese of Novo Mesto (erected)

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 Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)

1950 520,000 521,571 99.7% 614 176 790 658 326 1,310 285 ap1951

Archdiocese of Ljubljana

Diocese of Ljubljana

Archdiocese of Ljubljana

1970 650,584 697,000 93.3% 315 135 450 1,445 1 293 723 290 ap1971

1980 700,000 808,000 86.6% 363 159 522 1,340 271 720 288 ap1981

1990 718,966 884,172 81.3% 359 169 528 1,361 6 266 610 300 ap1991

1999 703,450 883,175 79.7% 365 176 541 1,300 5 251 553 305 ap2000

2000 707,417 885,628 79.9% 384 175 559 1,265 5 248 557 306 ap2001

2001 710,877 892,686 79.6% 378 173 551 1,290 6 232 566 306 ap2002

2002 733,394 905,829 81.0% 388 174 562 1,304 5 231 582 306 ap2003

2003 715,084 906,430 78.9% 388 175 563 1,270 4 231 540 306 ap2004

2004 715,000 914,684 78.2% 398 178 576 1,241 4 234 525 306 ap2005

2012 561,600 772,106 72.7% 288 143 431 1,303 21 179 380 234 ap2013

2013 554,417 776,336 71.4% 288 140 428 1,295 21 189 357 234 ap2014

2016 553,661 791,351 70.0% 280 138 418 1,324 20 176 315 234 ap2017

2019 545,111 800,585 68.1% 255 138 393 1,387 19 165 294 234 ap2020

2021 549,129 814,204 67.4% 257 139 396 1,386 20 162 276 222 ap2022

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 Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
1950	520,000	521,571	99.7%	614	176	790	658		326	1,310	285	ap1951
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Diocese of Ljubljana
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
1970	650,584	697,000	93.3%	315	135	450	1,445	1	293	723	290	ap1971
1980	700,000	808,000	86.6%	363	159	522	1,340		271	720	288	ap1981
1990	718,966	884,172	81.3%	359	169	528	1,361	6	266	610	300	ap1991
1999	703,450	883,175	79.7%	365	176	541	1,300	5	251	553	305	ap2000
2000	707,417	885,628	79.9%	384	175	559	1,265	5	248	557	306	ap2001
2001	710,877	892,686	79.6%	378	173	551	1,290	6	232	566	306	ap2002
2002	733,394	905,829	81.0%	388	174	562	1,304	5	231	582	306	ap2003
2003	715,084	906,430	78.9%	388	175	563	1,270	4	231	540	306	ap2004
2004	715,000	914,684	78.2%	398	178	576	1,241	4	234	525	306	ap2005
2012	561,600	772,106	72.7%	288	143	431	1,303	21	179	380	234	ap2013
2013	554,417	776,336	71.4%	288	140	428	1,295	21	189	357	234	ap2014
2016	553,661	791,351	70.0%	280	138	418	1,324	20	176	315	234	ap2017
2019	545,111	800,585	68.1%	255	138	393	1,387	19	165	294	234	ap2020
2021	549,129	814,204	67.4%	257	139	396	1,386	20	162	276	222	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Andrej Glavan (Priest: 29 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 2000 to 7 Apr 2006; Apostolic Administrator: 26 Apr 2004 to 5 Dec 2004)
Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B.
Anton Jamnik (Priest: 29 Jun 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 2005)
Ivan Jurkovič (Priest: 29 Jun 1977 to 28 Jul 2001)
Mitja Leskovar (Priest: 29 Jun 1995 to 1 May 2020)
Franc Rodé, C.M. (Archbishop: 5 Mar 1997 to 11 Feb 2004)
Andrej Saje (Priest: 29 Jun 1992 to 30 Jun 2021)
Anton Stres, C.M. (Archbishop: 28 Nov 2009 to 31 Jul 2013)
Franc Šuštar (Priest: 29 Jun 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 2015)
Stanislav (Stane) Zore, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 4 Oct 2014 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic †
Ermest Amadeus Thomas von Attems † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1742 to 5 Dec 1757)
Ireneus Frederic Baraga † (Priest: 21 Sep 1823 to 29 Jul 1853)
Michael Léopold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz † (Archbishop: 7 Apr 1788; Bishop: 27 Apr 1788 to 23 Mar 1807)
Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim) † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1641 to 3 Apr 1664)
Ignatius Cajetanus von Buset zu Faistenberg † (Deacon: 25 Jul 1767; Priest: 14 Jul 1768 to 27 Jun 1796)
Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Oct 1639 to 30 Jun 1651)
Konrad Adam Glušič † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1571 to 1578)
Janez Franciszek Gnidovec, C.M. †
Andreas Gollmayr †
Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 17 Nov 1823)
Karl Johann von Herberstein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Nov 1769; Bishop: 28 Nov 1772 to 7 Oct 1787)
Sigmund Christoph von Herberstein † (Deacon: 25 Jul 1667; Priest: 31 Jul 1667; Bishop: 6 Dec 1683 to 24 May 1701)
Tomaž Hren (Chrön, Krein) † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1599 to 10 Feb 1630)
Karlo Jamnik †
Anton Bonaventura Jeglič † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 17 May 1930)
Janez Jenko † (Priest: 8 Jul 1934 to 20 Apr 1964)
Andrea Karlin † (Priest: 27 Jul 1880 to 6 Feb 1911)
Franz Katzianer † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 31 Mar 1543)
Franz Karl von Kaunitz-Rietberg † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1711 to 27 Aug 1717)
Anton Kautschitz † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1807 to 17 Mar 1814)
Franz Ferdinand von Kuenburg † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1701 to 11 May 1711)
Franz Xaver Kuttnar † (Priest: 21 Dec 1816 to 23 Nov 1843)
Jožef Kvas † (Priest: 5 Jun 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1983 to 13 Nov 1999)
Anton Joseph von Lamberg †
Sigismond von Lamberg † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1463 to 8 Jun 1488)
Stanislav Lenič † (Priest: 4 Jul 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1967 to 5 Nov 1988)
Wilhelm von Leslie † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1718 to 4 Apr 1727)
Franc Jožef Mikolič (Mikolitsch) † (Deacon: 16 May 1761; Priest: 10 Apr 1762; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1789 to 4 Dec 1793)
Jakob Missia † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 24 Mar 1898)
Ignatius Mrak † (Priest: 31 Jul 1837 to 25 Sep 1868)
Leopold Josef Hannibal Petazzi de Castel Nuovo † (Deacon: 6 Jul 1726; Priest: 7 Jul 1726 to 30 Sep 1740; Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 22 Nov 1772)
Johann Chrysostomos Pogacar (Fogacar) † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1875 to 25 Jan 1884)
Jože Pogačnik † (Priest: 25 Jul 1927; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1963; Archbishop: 2 Mar 1964 to 23 Feb 1980)
Joseph von Rabatta † (Priest: 1664; Bishop: 23 Jun 1664 to 18 Feb 1683)
Baltazar Radlič † (Bishop: 15 May 1579 to 19 Jul 1579)
Franz von Raigesfeld, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 16 Jul 1800)
Christophorus von Raubar (Rauber) † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1494 to 26 Oct 1536)
Johannes Antonius de Ricci † (Deacon: 14 Apr 1767; Priest: 20 Mar 1768; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 27 Jul 1818)
Gregor Rožman † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Mar 1929; Bishop: 17 May 1930 to 16 Nov 1959)
Rinaldo Scarlicchio † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1630 to 1641)
Sigismund Felix von Schrattenbach † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1728 to 12 Jun 1742)
Peter von Seebach (Sepacher) † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1560 to 1571)
John Stariha †
Alojzij Šuštar † (Priest: 27 Oct 1946; Archbishop: 23 Feb 1980 to 5 Mar 1997)
Janez Tavčar (Tautscher) † (Bishop: 20 May 1580 to 24 Aug 1597)
Urbain Textorig † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1543 to 1558)
James Trobec †
Alojz Turk †
Alojz Uran † (Priest: 29 Jun 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1992; Archbishop: 25 Oct 2004 to 28 Nov 2009)
John Vertin †
Anton Vovk † (Priest: 29 Jun 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1946; Bishop: 26 Nov 1959; Archbishop: 21 Dec 1961 to 6 Jul 1963)
Bartholomäus Widmer † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 30 Sep 1872)
Anton Alojzij Wolf † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 7 Feb 1859)
Josip Žabkar † (Priest: 23 Sep 1939 to 17 May 1969)

Source(s)

Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 171
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 282, to Page 283

Diocese of Ljubljana