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Diocese of Skopje

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Bishop(s)

  • Kiro Stojanov, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 24 May 2000
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: North Macedonia, Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 30,000 (11,587 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Biskupski Ordinarijat, ul. Todor Aleksandrov br. 68, 1000 Skopje, Makedonija
  • Telephone: (02)3164.123

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Dardania
4th CenturyErectedArchdiocese of Dardania (erected)
Archdiocese of Skopje
1656Name ChangedArchdiocese of Dardania Archdiocese of Skopje
18th CenturyTerritory AddedDiocese of Prizren (suppressed) Archdiocese of Skopje
Diocese of Skopje
29 October 1924ElevatedArchdiocese of Skopje Diocese of Skopje (Archdiocese to Diocese)
Diocese of Skopje-Prizren
2 October 1969UnitedTitular See of Prisriana
Diocese of Skopje
Diocese of Skopje-Prizren
24 May 2000Territory LostDiocese of Skopje-Prizren (Yugoslavia) Apostolic Administration of Prizren (erected)
Diocese of Skopje
24 May 2000Name ChangedDiocese of Skopje-Prizren Diocese of Skopje

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Skopje
195028,1391,800,0001.6%167231,22315719ap1951
Diocese of Skopje-Prizren
197045,0003,000,0001.5%247311,451718820ap1971
198056,0003,550,0001.6%288361,555814921ap1981
199066,5004,078,0001.6%408481,385814725ap1991
199978,6002,300,0003.4%502521,511810425ap2000
Diocese of Skopje
200013,0002,300,000.6%111121,0831377ap2001
20014,0002,350,000.2%3141,0001142ap2002
20024,0002,350,000.2%3141,0001142ap2003
20033,5002,350,000.1%3148751142ap2004
20043,5722,350,000.2%3365953142ap2005
20103,6502,350,000.2%3366083142ap2011
20143,6622,350,000.2%77523152ap2015
20173,6782,353,400.2%77525132ap2018
20203,6722,341,240.2%66612122ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Dardania
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 417
  • Archdiocese of Skopje
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 346
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 370
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 337
  • Diocese of Skopje-Prizren
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 202, and Page 203
  • Diocese of Skopje
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 772, and Page 773
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