Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis
Pharen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hvar–Brač–Vis, Croatia
The Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis is a Latin Church diocese covering the Dalmatian islands of Hvar, Brač, and Vis in Croatia. Established in 1147, it is centered on the city of Hvar and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1147
- Latin
- Pharen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Stephen
- Annuario code
- 001001630
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 22,931
- Population
- 25,865
- Catholic share
- 88.7%
- Priests
- 16
- Catholics per priest
- 1,433
- Extent
- 807 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 28
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ranko Vidović
- Born
- 6 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Ćerlek
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar stands in Hvar–Brač–Vis, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ecclesiastical Province of Split-Makarska
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Split-Makarska.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DubrovnikDubrovnik
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].