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Archdiocese of Rijeka

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Bishop(s)

  • Mate Uzinić, Archbishop
  • Ivan Devčić, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 25 May 2000
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Croatia
  • Square Kilometers: 2,580 (996 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://ri-nadbiskupija.com
  • Mailing Address: Nadbiskupski Ordinarijat, Ivana Pavla II 1, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska
  • Telephone: (051)581.210
  • Fax: 581.215

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka
30 April 1920ErectedDiocese of Senj (-Modruš) Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka (erected)
Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
25 April 1925ElevatedDiocese of Ljubljana
Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka
Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper)
Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
28 April 1934Territory AddedDiocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper) (Matteria and Castelnuovo) Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
17 October 1977Territory LostArchdiocese 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
Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj
27 July 1969UnitedDiocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
Diocese of Senj (-Modruš)
Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj (and Elevated to an Archdiocese)
25 May 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Rijeka-Senj (Gospic, Ogulin (except Lukovdol, Plemenitas, and Vrbovsko), Otocac, Senj (except Krmpote), and Slunj) Diocese of Gospić-Senj (erected)
Archdiocese of Rijeka
25 May 2000Name ChangedArchdiocese of Rijeka-Senj Archdiocese of Rijeka

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj
1950108,000110,00098.2%5713701,5421712032ap1951
1968110,000150,00073.3%1430442,5004217825ap1971
1980339,000462,00073.4%89581472,30677267169ap1981
1990299,000457,00065.4%100491492,00669234169ap1991
1999290,000390,00074.4%101531541,88371206172ap2000
Archdiocese of Rijeka
2000230,000300,00076.7%66571231,8697719589ap2001
2001198,500279,50071.0%61451061,8725219389ap2002
2002198,300289,05068.6%62481101,8025419090ap2003
2003213,650266,80080.1%64471111,9245318690ap2004
2004213,650266,80080.1%67401071,9964717890ap2005
2010213,650266,80080.1%76441201,7805016490ap2011
2014213,650266,80080.1%83391221,75114315990ap2015
2017212,000264,60080.1%88441321,60614915290ap2018
2020194,500252,65577.0%80441241,5684914890ap2021
2022195,308253,89176.9%70361061,8424215090ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 519, to Page 521
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 26, Page 591
  • Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 199, and Page 200
  • Archdiocese of Rijeka
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 619, and Page 620

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