Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade
Archdiocese of Belgrade Archidioecesis Belogradensis Beogradska nadbiskupija Belgrádi főegyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Serbia |
Statistics | |
Area | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 5,938,000 26,130 (0.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 9th century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Co-cathedral | Co-cathedral of Christ the King |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. |
Map | |
Map of the Archdiocese | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade (Latin: Archidioecesis Belogradensis; Serbian and Croatian: Beogradska nadbiskupija; Hungarian: Belgrádi főegyházmegye) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belgrade in Serbia.
History
- 9th century: Established as Diocese of Beograd
- October 29, 1924: Promoted as Archdiocese of Beograd
- December 16, 1986: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beograd
United Titles
- Smederevo (Since December 23, 1729)
Leadership
- Bishops of Beograd
- Bishop Jozef Ignác de Vilt (22 December 1800 – 26 August 1806)
- Bishop Stefan Cech (26 September 1814 – 8 January 1821)
- Bishop Venceslao Soic (23 December 1858 – 8 January 1869)
- Bishop Giovanni Paolesic (4 July 1871 – 1893)
- Archbishops of Beograd
- Archbishop Ivan Rafael Rodić, O.F.M. (29 October 1924 – 28 November 1936)
- Archbishop Josip Antun Ujcic (28 November 1936 – 24 March 1964)
- Archbishop Gabriel Bukatko (24 March 1964 – 4 March 1980)
- Archbishop Alojz Turk (4 March 1980 – Template:1986-12-16)
- Archbishop Franc Perko (16 December 1986 – 31 March 2001)
- Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. (31 March 2001 – present)