Diocese of Mostar-Duvno Dioecesis Mandentriensis-Dulminiensis Mostarsko-duvanjska biskupija | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Vrhbosna |
| Coordinates | 43°20′20″N 17°47′52″E / 43.33889°N 17.79778°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,368 km2 (3,231 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 454,505 170,808 (37.58%) |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 July 1881 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary, Mother of the Church |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Secular priests | 67 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Petar Palić |
| Vicar General | Nikola Menalo |
| Episcopal Vicars | Ante Luburić |
| Judicial Vicar | Nikola Menalo |
| Bishops emeritus | Ratko Perić |
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| Website | |
| biskupija-mostar.ba | |
The Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (Latin: Dioecesis Mandentriensis-Dulminiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It encompasses northern Herzegovina. The episcopal seat is in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed on 5 July 1881, when the Apostolic Vicariate of Herzegovina was elevated to the diocese. It is the largest Catholic diocese in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the number of Catholics.
The Diocese of Mostar-Duvno also retains the episcopal tradition from the Diocese of Duvno, an antique diocese first mentioned in 591, suppressed in the 7th century and reestablished in the 14th century.
The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of Mary, Mother of the Church. The diocese releases a monthly magazine Crkva na kamenu.
The diocese covers area of 8,368 square kilometres (3,231 sq mi), with 175,395 Catholics in 66 parishes of the diocese. There are 67 diocesan priests. The Franciscan Province of Herzegovina is serving 29 parishes.
The current bishop of Mostar-Duvno is Petar Palić. He also serves as Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan, which is administered by the bishops of Mostar-Duvno since 1890.