Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka

Archdiocese of Rijeka Archidioecesis Fluminensis Riječka nadbiskupija
Location
Country	Croatia
Statistics
Area	2,580 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 266,800 213,650 (80.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Rijeka Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Ivan Devčić

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka (Croatian: Riječka nadbiskupija; Latin: Archidioecesis Fluminensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Rijeka in Croatia.

History

• April 30, 1920: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rijeka
• April 25, 1925: Promoted as Diocese of Rijeka – Opatija
• July 27, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka – Senj
• May 25, 2000: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka

Leadership

• Archbishops of Rijeka (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Ivan Devčić (since 2000.11.17)
  • Archbishop Anton Tamarut (2000.05.25 – 2000.06.28)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Rijeka – Senj (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Anton Tamarut (1990.01.05 – 2000.05.25)
  • Archbishop Josip Pavlišić (1974.04.18 – 1990.01.05)
  • Archbishop Viktor Burić (1969.08.20 – 1974.04.18)
• Bishops of Rijeka – Opatija (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Viktor Burić (Apostolic Administrator 1952 – 1969.08.20)
  • Archbishop Josep Srebrnic (Apostolic Administrator 1949 – 1952)
  • Archbishop Ugo Camozzo (1938.08.17 – 1948.01.13)
  • Archbishop Antonio Santin (1933.08.10 – 1938.05.16)
  • Bishop Isidoro Sain, O.S.B. (1925.04.25 – 1932.01.28)
• Apostolic Administrators of Rijeka (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Isidoro Sain, O.S.B. (1923 – 1925.04.25)

Suffragan dioceses

• Gospić–Senj
• Krk
• Poreč i Pula

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Croatia
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Senj-Modruš

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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