Archdiocese of Rijeka
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka is a Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in Croatia.
Its episcopal seat is Rijeka Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Vitus, in the city of Rijeka. Other major churches include the former cathedral, dedicated to Saints Philip and James, located in nearby Novi Vinodolski, and a minor basilica, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin, in the suburb of Trsat.
Ecclesiastical province
Its Suffragan bishoprics are :- Roman Catholic Diocese of Gospić–Senj
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč i Pula
History
- Established on 30 April 1920 as the Apostolic Administration of Rijeka, for territory split off from Diocese of Senj–Modruš
- Promoted on 25 April 1925 as the Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija, gaining territories from the Diocese of Ljubljana, the Diocese of Senj–Modruš, and the Diocese of Trieste in Italy, from which it had gained additional territory in 1934
- Promoted on 27 July 1969 as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj, once more gaining territory from the now suppressed Diocese of Senj–Modruš, adopting the first half of its title
- Lost territory on 17 October 1977 to Diocese of Koper
- Renamed on 25 May 2000 as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka when the diocese of Senj was restored as Diocese of Gospić-Senj
- Visited by Pope John Paul II in June 2003
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 213,650 Catholics on 2,580 km2 in 90 parishes and 4 missions with 122 priests, 1 deacon, 202 lay religious and 15 seminarians.Episcopal ordinaries
;Apostolic Administrators of Rijeka- Father Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini ; later Titular Bishop of Hierapolis as Apostolic Delegate to China, Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis in Arcadia, Founder of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord, Apostolic Administrator of Harbin 哈爾濱, Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith, created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo, Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery, cardinal title transferred as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso
- Isidoro Sain, Benedictine
- Isidoro Sain, O.S.B.
- Antonio Santin, later Bishop of Koper, Bishop of Trieste, created Archbishop ad personam
- Ugo Camozzo, later Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa, emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Hirina
- Apostolic Administrator Josep Srebrnic, while Bishop of Krk, later created Archbishop ad personam
- Apostolic Administrator Viktor Burić, while Bishop of Senj–Modruš
- Viktor Burić, died 1983
- Josip Pavlišić, died 200; previously Titular Bishop of Bruzus as Auxiliary Bishop of Senj–Modruš, then Titular Archbishop of Pićan and Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka–Senj
- Anton Tamarut, previously Bishop of Šibenik, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka–Senj