Roman Catholic Diocese of Novigrad


The Diocese of Novigrad was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Novigrad, Istria, Croatia until it was suppressed to the Diocese of Trieste in 1831.

History

  • Established in 520 as the Diocese of Cittanova/ Novigrad, on reassigned territory from the suppressed Diocese of Emona
  • Lost territory in 542 to establish the Diocese of Trieste
  • Gained territory back in 557 from above daughter Diocese of Trieste
  • Lost territory in 811 to the Patriarchate of Aquileia
  • Held in personal union with the Diocese of Poreč 1442–1448
  • united aeque principaliter with the Patriarchate of Grado 1448–1451.10.08
  • united aeque principaliter with the Patriarchate of Venice 1451.10.08–1465
  • Gained territory back in 1784 from above Italian daughter Diocese of Trieste
  • Suppressed on 30 June 1828, its territory being merged into the Diocese of Trieste via the papal bull, Locum Beati Petri, issued by Pope Leo XII on 30 June 1828; other sources state the official suppression came later on 23 May 1831

    Residential Episcopal Ordinaries

;Bishops of Cittanova/ Novigrad
;Patriarch of Grado and Suffragan Bishop of Cittanova/ Novigrad
  • Domenico Michiel, only incumbent in personal union Patriarch of Grado
;Patriarchs of Venice and Suffragan Bishops of Cittanova/ Novigrad
;Bishops of Cittanova/Novigrad
In 1969, the see was restored as a titular see: