Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis
Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis
Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)
Location
Country Croatia
Metropolitan Hvar
Statistics
Population
- Total
(as of 2006)
23,019
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1147
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar
Patron saint Saint Stephen
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop

Slobodan Štambuk

Bishop of Hvar-Brač-Vis
Metropolitan Archbishop

Marin Barišić

Archbishop of Split-Makarska
Website
hvar.hbk.hr

The Roman Catholic diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis (Croatian: Hvarsko-bračko-viška biskupija) is a diocese in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia.

The diocese was founded in 1154 by the Venetians after their conquest of the island in 1147. The cathedral was setup at Stari Grad a later transferred to Hvar (city). This new diocese was subject to the Archbishop of Zadar who was under Venetian control already. This was the only way Venice could weaken the resistance of Dalmatia and its islands previously united under the strong Split diocese.[citation needed]

In 1180, Hvar fell to King Bela III of Hungary and Croatia, who transferred it back to the archdiocese of Split in 1185. In 1185 the islands of Brač, Hvar, Vis, Lastovo and Korčula all belonged to the Hvar diocese now under the authority of Split.[citation needed]

It is also known as the diocese of Lesina.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Lesina". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09191a.htm. 

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