Roman Catholic Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan

Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan
Dioecesis Tribuniensis-Marcanensis
Trebinjsko-mrkanska biskupija
Location
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ecclesiastical province Sarajevo
Statistics
Parishes 15
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 984
Cathedral Cathedral of the Birth of Mary
Patron saint Archangel Michael
Secular priests 32
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic Administrator Ratko Perić
Metropolitan Archbishop Vinko Puljić
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in eastern Herzegovina. It is the oldest and smallest Roman Catholic diocese of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The diocese was formed sometime before the year 1022. An exact date is not known, but church officials decided to celebrate the diocese's millennium in 1984, estimatiing its foundation at 984. The diocese has its episcopal see in the city of Trebinje. However, from 1361 to 1391 it was relocated to the island of Mrkan, thus taking on the present double name.

In 1890, the diocese was united with the much larger Diocese of Mostar-Duvno. Since then it has been administered by Mostar-Duvno's bishop (currently Ratko Perić). However, unlike the rest of the Mostar-Duvno territory, Franciscan priests are not appointed to parishes in Trebinje-Mrkan, as the Franciscan custody does not extend into this region.

On May 1, 1984 the Church of the Birth of Mary in Trebinje was made a cathedral by decree. This came to coincide with a symposium held that year under the leadership of Bishop Pavao Žanić to study the historical and pastoral significance of the diocese. One of the most important parishes in the bishopric is the Shrine of the Queen of Peace in Hrasno. Every year thousands gather to celebrate the parish's feast day.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Trebinje-Mrkan

Bishops of Trebinje-Mrkan
From Until Incumbent Notes
c. 1142 c. 1154 Konstantin
c. 1154 1250 unknown
1250 1276 Salvije Benedictine
1276 1322 unknown
1322 1333 Nikola Franciscan friar
1333 1344 unknown
1344 Bonifacije
1345 Ivan de Mobili Cistercian
1349 Ivan de Rupella Carmelite
1355 Matija de Altamuta Cistercian
1362 1370 DessaBishop of Mrkan, also recorded as Uljaš.
1370 1374 FranjoBishop of Mrkan
1371 unknown Nikola de Paden Augustinian
1385 unknown RatkoBishop of Mrkan, died in 1393.
1389 Ivan
1391 1416 Jakov NorvegijeDominican friar
1417 unknown Ivan MuzarićDominican friar
1425 1435 Dominik GrancorveDominican friar
1435 Ivan Dominican friar
1436 1456 Mihovil Natalis
1464 1481 BlažDominican friar
1481 1492 Donat ĐurđevićDominican friar, also recorded as Donato de Georgiis.
1493 1513 Đuro KružićCistercian from Dubrovnik
1514 1527 Augustin NalješkovićDominican friar, also recorded as Agostino de Nabe.
1528 1532 Franjo PucićDominican friar, also recorded as Francesco Pozzo.
1532 1562 Toma CrijevićDominican friar, also recorded as Tommaso Cervino.
1562 1575 Jakov LukarićFranciscan friar, also recorded as Giacomo Luccari.
1575 1599 Šimun MenčetićPriest from Dubrovnik, also recorded as Simeone Metis.
1606 1608 Toma BudislavićAlso recorded as Tommaso Nadal.
1609 1615 Ambrozije GučetićDominican friar, also recorded as Ambrogio Gozzeo.
1615 1647 Krizostom AntićBenedictine, also recorded as Crisostomo Antichi.
1647 1661 Sabin CvjetkovićFranciscan friar, also recorded as Savino Florian.
1663 1668 Scipion de Martinis
1669 1703 Antonije PrimovićFranciscan friar, also recorded as Antonio Primi.
1703 1727 Ante Righi
1727 1731 Franjo Jeronim BunićAlso recorded as Francesco Girolamo Bona.
1731 1733 Marko AndrijaševićArchbishop of Sofija in exilio, apostolic administrator of Trebinje.
1733 1760 Šiško TudišićAlso recorded as Sigismondo Tudisi.
1760 1792 Anzelmo KatićFranciscan friar, c Anselmo (Nicolò) Cattich.
1792 1819 Nikola FerićAlso recorded as Nikolaj Ferrich.
Sources:[1][2]

Apostolic delegates

Apostolic delegates of Trebinje-Mrkan and capitulary vicars of Dubrovnik
From Until Incumbent Notes
1819 1837 Dominik Sokolović Priest from Trebinje.
1837 1839 Nikola Đuran Priest from Dubrovnik.
Sources:[1]

Apostolic Administrators

Apostolic Administrators of Trebinje-Mrkan and bishops of Dubrovnik
From Until Incumbent Notes
1839 1842 Antun Giuriceo Bishop of Dubrovnik, also recorded as Antonio Giurico.
1843 1855 Toma Jederlinić Bishop of Dubrovnik
1856 1870 Vinko Čubranić Bishop of Dubrovnik, also recorded as Vincenzo Zubranić.
1872 1881 Ivan Zaffron Bishop of Dubrovnik, also recorded as Ivan Zoffran.
1882 1890 Mato Vodopić Bishop of Dubrovnik
Apostolic Administrators of Trebinje-Mrkan and bishops of Mostar-Duvno
From Until Incumbent Notes
1890 1810 Paškal Buconjić Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, Franciscan friar.
1912 1942 Alojzije Mišić Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, Franciscan friar.
1942 1980 Petar Čule Bishop of Mostar-Duvno
1980 1993 Pavao Žanić Bishop of Mostar-Duvno
1993 present Ratko Perić Bishop of Mostar-Duvno
Sources:[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biskupi (Bishops)" (in Croatian). Diocese of Mostar-Duvno. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Trebinje e Mrkan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.