Diocese of Koper
The Diocese of Koper is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in southwestern Slovenia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and is located in the Adriatic port town of Koper. A co-cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, located in Nova Gorica, gained its status in 2004. The Latin name of the diocese, Dioecesis Iustinopolitana, is because Koper was in the past named Justinopolis in honour of the Byzantine emperor Justinian II.
History
- 530: founded as Diocese of Capodistria, united to the Diocese of Trieste between 1828 and 1977
- October 17, 1977: Established as Diocese of Koper from the Diocese of Trieste–Koper, Italy
Special churches
- *Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Koper
- *Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica
- *Romarska cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja, Solkan
Leadership
- *1 Janez Jenko
- ** Metod Pirih, coadjutor bishop
- *2 Metod Pirih
- ** Jurij Bizjak, auxiliary, titular bishop of Gergis
- *3 Jurij Bizjak