Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua was a Latin Catholic bishopric with see in Budva, in Montenegro, which existed from circa 1200 till 1829. It has been a titular see since 1933.
History
Established circa 1200 as Diocese of Budua without direct precursor, but its territory formerly was under the Ancient Metropolitan Archdiocese of Doclea.On 27 February 1532, Pope Clement VII appointed James Dalmas the bishop of Ulcinj. Dalmas was also a bishop of Budva, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Budua was effectively merged into the Diocese of Budua.
Suppressed on 1828.06.30, its territory being merged into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor.
Episcopal Ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of Budua- Incelerio Prodić, Augustinians
- Giovanni
- Pietro
- Enrico
- Giovanni Luciani, Friars Minor
- Guglielmo, Dominican Order
- Alberto
- Giovanni Egret, O.F.M.
- Otto Roder, O.P.
- Giovanni, O.P.
- Johann Schedemecker, O.E.S.A.
- Giovanni Rubini, O.E.S.A., later Bishop of Korcula
- Giovanni de Breberio, O.F.M.
- Joannes de Wernigerode, O.P.
- Simone Boschetti
- Gonzalo Carvajal
- Giacomo de Medro, O.F.M.
- Leonardo Lave
- Antonio Ciurlit
- Francesco Cruta, later Bishop of Scutari
- Giovanni Bactuta
- Giovanni Markević
- Andrija Zmajević, also Metropolitan Archbishop of Bar
- Marino Drago, also Bishop of Kotor, Apostolic Administrator of Scutari ), Bishop of Korcula
Titular see
In 1933 the diocese was nominally restored as Titular bishopric of Budua, of the lowest rank.It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting episcopal rank:
;BIOS to ELABORATE
- Victorino Cristobal Ligot
- Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, Picpus Fathers
- António José Rafael Rafael
- Ruben T. Profugo
- Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, Redemptorists
- Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales,
- Jorge García Isaza, Lazarists
- Socrates Mesiona, Mission Society of the Philippines, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa