Diocese of Kotor (Cattaro)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Doimo † ( 1280 Appointed - )
• Sergio † (10 Oct 1328 Appointed - 15 Apr 1331 Appointed, Bishop of Pula (Pola))
• Raimondo Agonti de Clareto, O. Carm. † (15 Apr 1331 Appointed - 17 Aug 1334 Appointed, Bishop of Venosa)
• Thomas de Ripatransone, O.P. † (17 Aug 1334 Appointed - 1343 Resigned)
• Sergio † ( 1343 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Bartolomeo † ( 1348 Appointed - 30 Jan 1349 Appointed, Bishop of Trogir (Traù))
• Adamo † (24 Jul 1349 Appointed - 1352 Died)
• Doimo de Spalato, O.F.M. † (25 Oct 1352 Appointed - 1368 Died)
• Bernardo † (29 Apr 1374 Appointed - 1375 Died)
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † ( 1388 Appointed - 15 Feb 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Calvi Risorta)
• Dionigi † ( 1400 Appointed - )
• Antonio da Bitonto, O.S.B. † (10 Feb 1410 Appointed - 1421 Died)
• Raimondo da Viterbo, O.F.M. † (13 Aug 1421 Appointed - 1422 Died)
• Francesco Pavoni † (2 Oct 1422 Appointed - 14 May 1425 Appointed, Bishop of Argos)
• Secondo Nani † (14 May 1425 Appointed - 1428 Died)
• Marino Contarini † (10 Jul 1430 Appointed - 19 Nov 1453 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
• Bernardo da Venezia † (21 Nov 1453 Appointed - 1457 Died)
• Angelo Fasolo † (16 Feb 1457 Appointed - 7 Nov 1459 Appointed, Bishop of Modon (Medone, Methone))
• Marco Negro † (5 Dec 1459 Confirmed - 29 Mar 1471 Appointed, Bishop of Ossero (Osor))
• Antonio de Pago † (29 Mar 1471 Appointed - )
• Pietro Bruto † ( 1474 Appointed - 1493 Died)
• Giovanni Chericato, O.S.C. † (16 Aug 1493 Appointed - Sep 1513 Died)
• Trifone Bisanti † (2 May 1514 Appointed - 1540 Died)
• Luca Bisanti † ( 1540 Succeeded - 1565 Resigned)
• Paolo Bisanti † (12 Oct 1565 Appointed - 1578 Resigned)
• Franjo Župan, O.F.M. Conv. † (21 Nov 1578 Appointed - 1581 Died)
• Jerónimo Bucchia † (20 Oct 1581 Appointed - 1603 Died)
• Angelo Baroni, O.P. † (11 Feb 1604 Appointed - 31 Aug 1611 Appointed, Bishop of Chioggia)
• Girolamo Rusca, O.P. † (5 Dec 1611 Appointed - 29 Apr 1620 Appointed, Bishop of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper))
• Giuseppe (Giacomo) Pamphilj † (15 Jun 1620 Appointed - 1622 Died)
• Vincenzo Bucchi (Buschio) † (5 Dec 1622 Appointed - 1655 Died)
• Ivan Antun Zboronac † (24 Jul 1656 Appointed - 1688 Resigned)
• Marino Drago † (31 May 1688 Appointed - 3 Oct 1708 Appointed, Bishop of Korčula (Curzola, Cursola))
• Francesco Parchich (Parcic), O.P. † (6 May 1709 Appointed - May 1715 Died)
• Simone Gritti † (30 Mar 1716 Appointed - 8 Jun 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Ferentino)
• Giacinto Zanobetti, O.P. † (27 Jun 1718 Appointed - 10 Aug 1742 Died)
• Vincent Drago † (15 Jul 1743 Appointed - 2 Aug 1744 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Castelli † (7 Sep 1744 Appointed - 29 May 1761 Resigned)
• Stefano dell’Oglio † (19 Apr 1762 Appointed - 24 Jun 1788 Died)
• Giovanni Martino Bernardoni Baccolo † (30 Mar 1789 Appointed - 5 Jun 1793 Resigned)
• Mihajlo Mate Spalatin † (12 Sep 1794 Appointed - 27 Jun 1796 Appointed, Bishop of Šibenik (Knin))
• Francesco Pietro Raccamarich † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 20 Jul 1801 Appointed, Bishop of Ossero (Osor))
• Marco Antonio Gregorina † (28 Sep 1801 Appointed - 9 Jun 1815 Died)
• Stjepan Pavlović-Lučić † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1853 Died)
• Vinko Zubranić † (7 Apr 1854 Confirmed - 19 Jun 1856 Confirmed, Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa))
• Marko Kalogjera (Calogerà) † (19 Jun 1856 Confirmed - 29 Oct 1866 Confirmed, Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska))
• Djordje Marčić † (22 Jun 1868 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1879 Died)
• Casimiro Forlani † (12 May 1879 Appointed - 3 Aug 1887 Died)
• Trifon Radoničić † (1 Jun 1888 Appointed - 18 Mar 1895 Died)
• Franjo Uccelini-Tice † (18 Mar 1895 Appointed - 1 Jun 1937 Died)
• Pavao Butorac † (5 Jan 1938 Appointed - 25 Sep 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa))
• Marko Perić † (29 Apr 1981 Appointed - 5 Jun 1983 Died)
• Ivo Gugić † (22 Nov 1983 Appointed - 11 Mar 1996 Retired)
• Ilija Janjić (11 Mar 1996 Appointed - 28 Sep 2019 Retired)
• Ivan Štironja (22 Dec 2020 Appointed - 31 Jan 2023 Appointed, Bishop of Poreč i Pula)
• Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. (12 Sep 2024 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
1950				20	4	24	0		2	35	30	ap1951
1970		40,000	.0%	19	4	23	0		8	88	21	ap1971
1980	11,000	40,500	27.2%	22	3	25	440		4	95	28	ap1981
1990	12,550	47,600	26.4%	16	5	21	597		5	20	29	ap1991
1999	10,000	90,000	11.1%	122	2	124	80		2	38	28	ap2000
2000	10,000	90,000	11.1%	11	2	13	769		2	37	28	ap2001
2001	10,000	70,000	14.3%	12	3	15	666		3	37	28	ap2002
2002	10,000	50,000	20.0%	13	2	15	666		2	29	28	ap2003
2003	10,000	50,000	20.0%	11	2	13	769		2	28	28	ap2004
2004	10,000	50,000	20.0%	12	2	14	714		2	34	28	ap2005
2013	10,030	111,000	9.0%	13	3	16	626		3	32	25	ap2014
2016	11,003	105,012	10.5%	13	4	17	647		4	27	25	ap2017
2019	8,300	95,000	8.7%	13	2	15	553		2	25	25	ap2020
2021	8,300	95,000	8.7%	13		13	638			24	25	ap2022
2023	8,180	95,000	8.6%	13		13	629			23	25	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Rrok Gjonlleshaj (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Sep 2019 to 27 Apr 2021)
• Ilija Janjić (Priest: 29 Jun 1969; Bishop: 11 Mar 1996 to 28 Sep 2019)
• Ivan Štironja (Bishop: 22 Dec 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. (Bishop: 12 Sep 2024 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Raimondo Agonti de Clareto, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1331 to 17 Aug 1334)
• Angelo Baroni, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1604 to 31 Aug 1611)
• Giovanni Martino Bernardoni Baccolo † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1789 to 5 Jun 1793)
• Luca Bisanti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Jul 1524; Bishop: 1540 to 1565)
• Paolo Bisanti † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1565 to 1578)
• Trifone Bisanti † (Bishop: 2 May 1514 to 1540)
• Antonio da Bitonto, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1410 to 1421)
• Pietro Bruto † (Bishop: 1474 to 1493)
• Vincenzo Bucchi (Buschio) † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1622 to 1655)
• Jerónimo Bucchia † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1581 to 1603)
• Pavao Butorac † (Priest: 17 Jul 1910; Bishop: 5 Jan 1938 to 25 Sep 1950)
• Giovanni Antonio Castelli † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1744 to 29 May 1761)
• Giovanni Chericato, O.S.C. † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1493 to Sep 1513)
• Marino Contarini † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1430 to 19 Nov 1453)
• Stefano dell’Oglio † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1762 to 24 Jun 1788)
• Hyacinthus Dimitri, O.P. †
• Marino Drago † (Bishop: 31 May 1688 to 3 Oct 1708)
• Vincent Drago † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 2 Aug 1744)
• Angelo Fasolo † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1457 to 7 Nov 1459)
• Casimiro Forlani † (Bishop: 12 May 1879 to 3 Aug 1887)
• Marco Antonio Gregorina † (Priest: 28 Oct 1759; Bishop: 28 Sep 1801 to 9 Jun 1815)
• Simone Gritti † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1716 to 8 Jun 1718)
• Pasquale Guerini †
• Ivo Gugić † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1983 to 11 Mar 1996)
• Gracija Ivanovic † (Priest: 11 Jul 1926; Apostolic Administrator: 25 Nov 1950 to 1981)
• Marko Kalogjera (Calogerà) † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1856 to 29 Oct 1866)
• Antun Ivan (Antonio Giovanni Giuseppe) Luković (Lucovich) †
• Josip Grgur Marčelić † (Apostolic Administrator: 16 Jan 1893 to 18 May 1894)
• Djordje Marčić † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1868 to 3 Jan 1879)
• Secondo Nani † (Bishop: 14 May 1425 to 1428)
• Marco Negro † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1459 to 29 Mar 1471)
• Antonio de Pago † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1471)
• Giuseppe (Giacomo) Pamphilj † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1620 to 1622)
• Francesco Parchich (Parcic), O.P. † (Bishop: 6 May 1709 to May 1715)
• Stjepan Pavlović-Lučić † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 27 Feb 1853)
• Francesco Pavoni † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1422 to 14 May 1425)
• Marko Perić † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1981 to 5 Jun 1983)
• Nikë Prela † (Priest: 13 Jul 1941 to 2 Oct 1969)
• Francesco Pietro Raccamarich † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 20 Jul 1801)
• Trifon Radoničić † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 18 Mar 1895)
• Thomas de Ripatransone, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1334 to 1343)
• Girolamo Rusca, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1611 to 29 Apr 1620)
• Mihajlo Mate Spalatin † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1794 to 27 Jun 1796)
• Doimo de Spalato, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1352 to 1368)
• Matija Juraj Įtukanović †
• Franjo Uccelini-Tice † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 May 1894; Bishop: 18 Mar 1895 to 1 Jun 1937)
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1388 to 15 Feb 1395)
• Bernardo da Venezia † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1453 to 1457)
• Raimondo da Viterbo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1421 to 1422)
• Giacinto Zanobetti, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1718 to 10 Aug 1742)
• Ivan Antun Zboronac † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1656 to 1688)
• Vinko Zubranić † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1854 to 19 Jun 1856)
• Franjo Župan, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1578 to 1581)
• Adamo † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1349 to 1352)
• Bartolomeo † (Bishop: 1348 to 30 Jan 1349)
• Bernardo † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1374 to 1375)
• Dionigi † (Bishop: 1400)
• Doimo † (Bishop: 1280)
• Sergio † (Bishop: 1343 to 1348)
• Sergio † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1328 to 15 Apr 1331)

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