Diocese of Poreč i Pula
Parentin(us) et Polen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Poreč i Pula, Croatia
The Diocese of Poreč and Pula is a Latin Church diocese on the Istrian peninsula of Croatia, with its cathedral the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč (a World Heritage Site) and a co-cathedral in Pula. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rijeka.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1828
- Latin
- Parentin(us) et Polen(sis)
- Patron
- San Mauro (Parenzo), San Tommaso (Pola)
- Annuario code
- 001002630
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 169,048
- Population
- 210,114
- Catholic share
- 80.5%
- Priests
- 96
- Catholics per priest
- 1,761
- Extent
- 2,839 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 60
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
- Ivan Štironja
- Born
- 10 May 1960
- Birthplace
- Pješivac
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
Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč stands in Poreč i Pula, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pula.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ecclesiastical Province of Rijeka
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Rijeka.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Gospić–SenjGospić–Senj
- Diocese of KrkKrk
- Archdiocese of RijekaRijeka
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].