Diocese of Koper
Diocese of Koper Dioecesis Iustinopolitana Škofija Koper | |
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| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ljubljana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,386 km2 (1,693 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 100 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary's Assumption, Koper (Slovene: Stolna cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja) |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica (Konkatedrala Kristusa Odrešenika) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jurij Bizjak |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stane Zore |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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The Diocese of Koper (Latin: Dioecesis Iustinopolitana; Slovene: Škofija Koper; Italian: Diocesi di Capodistria) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in southwestern Slovenia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and is located in the Adriatic port town of Koper. A co-cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, located in Nova Gorica, gained its status in 2004. The Latin name of the diocese, Dioecesis Iustinopolitana, is because Koper was in the past named Justinopolis in honour of the Byzantine emperor Justinian II.
History
[edit | edit source]- 530: founded as Diocese of Capodistria, united to the Diocese of Trieste between 1828 and 1977
- October 17, 1977: Established as Diocese of Koper from the Diocese of Trieste–Koper, Italy
Special churches
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- Cathedrals
- Minor Basilicas
- Romarska cerkev (bazilika) Marijinega vnebovzetja, Solkan (Sveta Gora)
Leadership
[edit | edit source]- Bishops of Koper (Roman rite)
- 1 Janez Jenko (17 October 1977 – 15 April 1987)
- Metod Pirih, coadjutor bishop (25 March 1985 – 16 April 1987)
- 2 Metod Pirih (16 April 1987 – 26 May 2012)
- Jurij Bizjak, auxiliary, titular bishop of Gergis (13 May 2000 – 26 May 2012)
- 3 Jurij Bizjak (since 26 May 2012)
- 1 Janez Jenko (17 October 1977 – 15 April 1987)
See also
[edit | edit source]External links
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- Official site
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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