Archdiocese of Split-Makarska

Historical Details

• Diocese of Salona
  • Latin Name: Salonitana
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Country: Croatia

• Archdiocese of Salona
  • Latin Name: Salonitana
  • Elevated: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Croatia

• Archdiocese of Split (Spalato)
  • Latin Name: Spalatensis
  • Name Changed: 647
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Croatia

• Diocese of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska)
  • Latin Name: Spalatensis-Macarscensis
  • United: 30 June 1828
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Croatia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bernard , O.S.B. † ( 1200 Ordained Bishop - 1217 Died)
• Slavizus † (Sep 1217 Appointed - )
• Guncel , O. Crucif. † (29 Jul 1220 Appointed - 31 May 1242 Died)
• Ugrin † (Apr 1245 Appointed - 27 Nov 1248 Died)
• Ruggero di Puglia † (30 Apr 1249 Appointed - 14 Apr 1266 Died)
• Ivan de Buzad, O.P. † ( 1266 Appointed - 1294 Died)
• Petar , O.F.M. † (10 May 1297 Appointed - )
• Belijan † (26 Sep 1324 Appointed - 28 Jan 1328 Died)
• Dominique Lucaris † (17 Oct 1328 Appointed - Apr 1348 Died)
• Joannes , O.E.S.A. † (30 May 1348 Appointed - )
• Ugolin de Malabranca, O.S.B. † (25 Jun 1349 Appointed - Jun 1388 Resigned)
• Andrea dei Benzi di Gualdo (Brenti) † (29 May 1389 Appointed - 1403 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Samaria)
• Pellegrino d’Aragona, O.F.M. † (18 Apr 1403 Appointed - 7 May 1409 Died)
• Doimo Giudici † (11 Aug 1410 Appointed - 1411 Resigned)
• Pietro da Pago, O.F.M. † (19 Oct 1411 Appointed - 30 Dec 1426 Died)
• Francesco Malipiero, O.S.B. † (27 Jan 1427 Appointed - 16 Jun 1428 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Castello)
• Bartolomeo Zabarella † (16 Jul 1428 Appointed - 18 Dec 1439 Appointed, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence})
• Jacopino Badoer † (18 Dec 1439 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Lorenzo Zanni (Zane) † (5 Jun 1452 Appointed - 28 Apr 1473 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
• Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (28 Apr 1473 Appointed - 3 Jan 1474 Died)
• Giovanni Giacomo d’Acri, O.F.M. † ( 1474 Appointed - 6 Apr 1478 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Treviso)
• Pietro Foscari † (1 Apr 1478 Appointed - 17 Sep 1479 Resigned)
• Bartolomeo Averoldi, O.S.B. † (17 Sep 1479 Appointed - 1503 Died)
• Bernardo Zane (Zanni) † (15 Feb 1503 Appointed - 3 Aug 1514 Died)
• Andrea Cornaro † ( 1527 Appointed - 1537 Resigned)
• Marco Cornaro (Corner) † (11 Aug 1537 Appointed - 1566 Resigned)
• Alvise Michiel † (19 Jul 1566 Appointed - 25 Sep 1582 Died)
• Giovanni Domenico Marcot (Malquoto dei Serafini detto Foconio ), O.P. † (25 Sep 1582 Succeeded - 2 Aug 1602 Died)
• Marc’Antonio de Dominis † (15 Nov 1602 Appointed - 1616 Resigned)
• Sfortia Ponzoni † (22 Aug 1616 Appointed - Oct 1640 Died)
• Leonardo Bondumier † (15 Apr 1641 Appointed - 1668 Resigned)
• Bonifazio Albani, C.R.S. † (30 Jan 1668 Appointed - 18 Feb 1678 Died)
• Stephanus Cosimi, C.R.S. † (5 Sep 1678 Appointed - 10 May 1707 Died)
• Stefano Cupilli, C.R.S. † (12 Mar 1708 Appointed - 11 Dec 1719 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Laghi, C.R.S. † (15 Apr 1720 Appointed - 11 Feb 1730 Died)
• Antoine Kacich † (18 Dec 1730 Appointed - 7 Oct 1745 Died)
• Pacifico Bizza † (17 Jan 1746 Appointed - 13 May 1756 Died)
• Nicolaus Dinaricio † (3 Jan 1757 Appointed - Jun 1764 Died)
• Giovanni Luca Garagnin † (5 Jun 1765 Appointed - 20 Oct 1780 Died)
• Lelio de Cippico † (20 Sep 1784 Appointed - 24 Mar 1807 Died)
• Pavao Klement Miošić (Miossich) Kačić † (15 Mar 1830 Confirmed - 10 Oct 1837 Died)
• Josip Godeassi † (27 Apr 1840 Confirmed - 22 Jun 1843 Confirmed, Archbishop of Zadar (Zara))
• Alojzije Marija Pini † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1865 Died)
• Marko Kalogjera (Calogerà) † (29 Oct 1866 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1888 Died)
• Filip Franjo Nakić † (30 Dec 1889 Appointed - 18 Dec 1910 Died)
• Antun Gjivoje † (11 Jul 1911 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1917 Died)
• Georg Carić † (8 Jun 1918 Appointed - 17 May 1921 Died)
• Kvirin Klement (Quirinus Clement) Bonefačić † (6 Jun 1923 Appointed - 9 May 1954 Retired)
• Frane Franić † (24 Dec 1960 Appointed - 10 Sep 1988 Retired)
• Ante Jurić † (10 Sep 1988 Appointed - 21 Jun 2000 Retired)
• Marin Barišić (21 Jun 2000 Appointed - 13 May 2022 Retired)
• Dražen Kutleša (13 May 2022 Succeeded - 14 Feb 2023 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Zagreb)
• Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. (8 Sep 2023 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 Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska)
1950	260,000			143	93	236	1,101		107	350	149	ap1951
Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
1970	313,000	365,000	85.8%	150	134	284	1,102		184	517	165	ap1971
1980	349,450	432,860	80.7%	172	148	320	1,092		216	514	191	ap1981
1990	473,726	495,350	95.6%	188	146	334	1,418		201	526	177	ap1991
1999	412,261	472,088	87.3%	200	160	360	1,145		182	534	185	ap2000
2000	415,000	475,000	87.4%	199	158	357	1,162		189	535	186	ap2001
2001	409,584	473,887	86.4%	203	163	366	1,119		198	531	186	ap2002
2002	409,584	473,887	86.4%	204	165	369	1,109		190	517	186	ap2003
2003	427,420	473,887	90.2%	199	170	369	1,158		201	505	186	ap2004
2004	428,382	464,329	92.3%	199	154	353	1,213		182	497	186	ap2005
2010	437,989	468,801	93.4%	201	179	380	1,152		209	460	186	ap2011
2014	441,036	456,029	96.7%	189	161	350	1,260		186	481	187	ap2015
2017	446,000	475,000	93.9%	204	155	359	1,242		181	374	187	ap2018
2020	425,000	445,000	95.5%	197	174	371	1,145		193	463	187	ap2021
2022	390,270	419,646	93.0%	196	155	351	1,111		168	435	187	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Marin Barišić (Priest: 14 Jul 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1993; Archbishop: 21 Jun 2000 to 13 May 2022)
• Jure Bogdan (Deacon: 24 Jun 1979; Priest: 22 Jun 1980 to 30 Nov 2015)
• Ante Jozić (Deacon: 15 Dec 1991; Priest: 28 Jun 1992 to 2 Feb 2019)
• Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. (Archbishop: 8 Sep 2023 - )
• Dražen Kutleša (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Jul 2020; Archbishop: 13 May 2022 to 14 Feb 2023)
• Želimir Puljić (Apostolic Administrator: 14 Feb 2023 to 28 Oct 2023)
• Mate Uzinić (Priest: 27 Jun 1993 to 24 Jan 2011)
• Martin Vidović (Priest: 28 May 1989 to 15 Sep 2004)
• Ranko Vidović (Priest: 29 Jun 1986 to 4 Mar 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bonifazio Albani, C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 30 Jan 1668 to 18 Feb 1678)
• Beninj Antun Albertini, O.F.M. Obs. †
• Pellegrino d’Aragona, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1403 to 7 May 1409)
• Bartolomeo Averoldi, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 17 Sep 1479 to 1503)
• Jacopino Badoer † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1439 to 1451)
• Andrea dei Benzi di Gualdo (Brenti) † (Archbishop: 29 May 1389 to 1403)
• Pacifico Bizza † (Archbishop: 17 Jan 1746 to 13 May 1756)
• Leonardo Bondumier † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1641 to 1668)
• Kvirin Klement (Quirinus Clement) Bonefačić † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1923 to 9 May 1954)
• Ivan de Buzad, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1266 to 1294)
• Josip Marija Carević † (Priest: 28 Oct 1908 to 13 Apr 1929)
• Georg Carić † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1906; Bishop: 8 Jun 1918 to 17 May 1921)
• Vinko Cima † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun 1856 to 10 Nov 1867)
• Lelio de Cippico † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1784 to 24 Mar 1807)
• Andrea Cornaro † (Bishop: 1527 to 1537)
• Marco Cornaro (Corner) † (Archbishop: 11 Aug 1537 to 1566)
• Stephanus Cosimi, C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 5 Sep 1678 to 10 May 1707)
• Stefano Cupilli, C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1708 to 11 Dec 1719)
• Giovanni Giacomo d’Acri, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1474 to 6 Apr 1478)
• Nicolaus Dinaricio † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1757 to Jun 1764)
• Marc’Antonio de Dominis † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1602 to 1616)
• Mattias Dvornik † (Priest: 31 Oct 1869 to 4 Sep 1901)
• Casimiro Forlani † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1872 to 12 May 1879)
• Pietro Foscari † (Administrator: 1 Apr 1478 to 17 Sep 1479)
• Frane Franić † (Priest: 25 Dec 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1950; Bishop: 24 Dec 1960; Archbishop: 27 Jul 1969 to 10 Sep 1988)
• Giovanni Luca Garagnin † (Archbishop: 5 Jun 1765 to 20 Oct 1780)
• Doimo Giudici † (Archbishop: 11 Aug 1410 to 1411)
• Antun Gjivoje † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1911 to 27 Feb 1917)
• Josip Godeassi † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1840 to 22 Jun 1843)
• Ivo Gugić † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1968 to 22 Nov 1983)
• Ante Jurić † (Priest: 18 May 1947; Archbishop: 10 Sep 1988 to 21 Jun 2000)
• Antoine Kacich † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1730 to 7 Oct 1745)
• Marko Kalogjera (Calogerà) † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1866 to 4 Dec 1888)
• Giovanni Battista Laghi, C.R.S. † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1720 to 11 Feb 1730)
• Dominique Lucaris † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1328 to Apr 1348)
• Ugolin de Malabranca, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1349 to Jun 1388)
• Francesco Malipiero, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1427 to 16 Jun 1428)
• Giovanni Domenico Marcot (Malquoto dei Serafini detto Foconio ), O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Aug 1575; Archbishop: 25 Sep 1582 to 2 Aug 1602)
• Alvise Michiel † (Archbishop: 19 Jul 1566 to 25 Sep 1582)
• Pavao Klement Miošić (Miossich) Kačić † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 10 Oct 1837)
• Filip Franjo Nakić † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 18 Dec 1910)
• Pietro da Pago, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 19 Oct 1411 to 30 Dec 1426)
• Vince Palunko † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1904 to 1 Apr 1921)
• Stjepan Benedikt Pavlović-Lučić † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Dec 1880 to 1904)
• Trifone Pederzolli † (Priest: 28 Nov 1886 to 19 Jun 1913)
• Alojzije Marija Pini † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 11 Jan 1865)
• Sfortia Ponzoni † (Archbishop: 22 Aug 1616 to Oct 1640)
• Ruggero di Puglia † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1249 to 14 Apr 1266)
• Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1473 to 3 Jan 1474)
• Petar Šolić † (Priest: 7 Jul 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1991 to 6 Dec 1992)
• Bartolomeo Zabarella † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1428 to 18 Dec 1439)
• Bernardo Zane (Zanni) † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 Aug 1498; Archbishop: 15 Feb 1503 to 3 Aug 1514)
• Lorenzo Zanni (Zane) † (Archbishop: 5 Jun 1452 to 28 Apr 1473)
• Andrea † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1525)
• Belijan † (Archbishop: 26 Sep 1324 to 28 Jan 1328)
• Bernard , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 1200 to 1217)
• Guncel , O. Crucif. † (Archbishop: 29 Jul 1220 to 31 May 1242)
• Joannes , O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 30 May 1348)
• Petar , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 10 May 1297)
• Slavizus † (Archbishop: Sep 1217)
• Ugrin † (Archbishop: Apr 1245 to 27 Nov 1248)

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