- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sisak
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Diocese of Sisak Location Country Croatia Metropolitan Zagreb Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral (Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) Current leadership Bishop Vlado Košić The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sisak (Croatian: Sisačka biskupija) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Zagreb in Croatia. Its see is in the city of Sisak. On December 5, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI erected the residential Diocese of Sisak, until then a Titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Zagreb. On the same day the Pope erected the new Diocese of Bjelovar-Križevci, also in Croatia and within the Ecclesiastical province of Zagreb.
The diocese of Sisak had been first established in the 3rd century and by the 7th century it had already become extinct. This is an unusual instance of a titular diocese of the Catholic Church becoming a residential one.
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History
- 3rd century: Established as Diocese of Sisak
- 11th century: Diocese suppressed
- May 1999 to November 2009: Existed as Titular diocese of Sisak
- December 5, 2009: Re-established as residential diocese
Leadership
- Bishops of Sisak (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vlado Košić (since 2009.12.05)
See also
Source
- Official site of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sisak (in Croatian)
- Catholic Information
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Italian Wikipedia
- From the Vatican Press Office
- Cattolici Romani site (in Italian)
Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Croatia
- Dioceses established in the 3rd century
- Croatia stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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