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Suffragan diocese Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Diocese of Novo Mesto

Novae Urbis

Latin Church

The Diocese of Novo Mesto is a Latin Church diocese in southeastern Slovenia, erected in 2006 from the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a suffragan of Ljubljana and has been led by Bishop Andrej Saje since 2021.

On the map

Esri
Novo Mesto, Slovenia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
2006
Catholics
137,424
Priests
88
Territory
2,160 km²

Parishes and churches

71 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Andrej Saje
Born
22 April 1966
Birthplace
Novo Mesto

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The cathedral

Saint Nicholas' Cathedral stands in Novo Mesto, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of Novo Mesto in Slovenia is the seat of the Diocese of Novo Mesto (Latin: Dioecesis Novae Urbis; Slovene: Škofija Novo mesto), a Latin Church diocese within the ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana.

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