Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik

Diocese of Dubrovnik

Dioecesis Ragusiensis

Dubrovačka biskupija
Location
CountryCroatia
Ecclesiastical provinceSplit-Makarska
Statistics
Area1,368 km2 (528 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
86,896
76,560 (88.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established990
CathedralCathedral of Assumption, Dubrovnik
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoko Glasnović
Metropolitan ArchbishopZdenko Križić
Map
Website
dubrovacka-biskupija.hr

The Diocese of Dubrovnik (Croatian: Dubrovačka biskupija); or Ragusa (Latin: Dioecesis Ragusiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Croatia.[1][2] The diocese is centred in the city of Dubrovnik. It was first erected in 990. From 1120 to 1828 it was elevated to the status of archdiocese. By papal bull Locum Beati Petri it was degraded to the level of a diocese in 1828.

The Cathedral of Assumption in Dubrovnik was built in 1713 after the previous cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake. Current bishop Roko Glasnović is head of the diocese. He was appointed by Pope Francis in 2021. Dubrovnik's patron saint is Saint Blaise (locally called Sveti Vlaho).

  1. ^ "Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Dubrovnik" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016