Diocese of Poreč and Pula
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka on the Istrian peninsula, in Croatia.
Special churches
The cathedral episcopal see is Euphrasian Basilica, a Minor basilica and World Heritage Site in the city of Poreč. The Co-Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pula. There are two more former cathedrals: Crkva Sv. Pelagije, in Novigrad, andCrkva Navještenja BDM, in Pićan.
History
- Established circa 300 as Diocese of Parentium; medieval/modern names Poreč / Parenzo / Parentin
- Exchanged territory in 1784 with the Italian Diocese of Trieste
- Formally United aeque principaliter with the Diocese of Cittanova but only 1442–1448
- Renamed on June 30, 1828 as Diocese of Parenzo/Poreč and Pola/Pula, having gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Pula
- Gained territory on 1977.10.17 from the Diocese of Trieste, and exchanged territory with Diocese of Koper.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 169,048 Catholics on 2,839 km2 in 135 parishes with 108 priests, 1 deacon, 78 lay religious and 6 seminarians.Episcopal ordinaries
;Bishops of Poreč- Andrea
- Sigimbaldo
- Engelmaro
- Arpo
- Orso
- Adelman
- Cadolo
- Pagano I
- Bertold
- Ferongo
- Rodemondo
- Vincenzo
- Uberto
- Pietro
- Giovanni I
- Pulcherio
- Adalberto
- Pagano II
- Giovanni II
- Ottone
- Bonifazio
- Giuliano Natale
- Graziadio, Carmelite Order
- Giovanni Gottoli de Sordello, Dominican Order
- Gilberto Zorzi, O.P., next Bishop of Eraclea
- Giovanni Lombardo, O. Carm.
- Fantino Valaresso, later Metropolitan Archbishop of Crete
- Daniele Scotto de’ Rampi, next Bishop of Concordia
- Angelo Cavazza ; previously Bishop of Arba ; later Bishop of Cittanova ; died 1457
- Placido de Pavanello, Vallombrosians ; previously Titular Bishop of Byblus ; later Bishop of Torcello
- Francesco Morosini, Benedictine Order, also Apostolic Administrator of Macerata and Apostolic Administrator of Recanati
- Bartolomeo Barbarigo
- Silvestro Quirini
- Niccolò Franco
- Tommaso Catanei, O.P.
- Giovanni Antonio Pavaro
- Alvise Tasso
- Girolamo Campeggi
- Giovanni Campeggi
- Pietro Gritti
- Cesare Nores
- Giovanni Lippomano
- Leonardo Tritonio
- Ruggero Tritonio
- Giovan Battista Del Giudice
- Niccolò Petronio Caldana
- Alessandro Adelasio, C.R.L.
- Antonio Vaira
- Pietro Grassi
- Vincenzo Maria Mazzoleni, O.P.
- Gaspare Negri
- Francesco Polesini
- Juraj Dobrila
- Giovanni Nepomuceno Glavina
- Alojzij Zorn
- Giovanni Battista Flapp
- Trifone Pederzolli
- Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv.
- Apostolic Administrator Bishop Dragutin Nežić
- Bishop Dragutin Nežić
- Bishop Antun Bogetić
- Bishop Ivan Milovan
- Bishop Dražen Kutleša Apostolic Administrator, Archbishop Dražen Kutleša
- Bishop Ivan Štironja