Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek
| Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek Archidioecesis Diacovensis-Osijekensis Đakovačko-osječka nadbiskupija | |
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| Location | |
| Country |
 Croatia |
| Metropolitan | Đakovo and Osijek |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,752 km2 (2,993 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 641,000 546,000 (85.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Đakovo |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Osijek |
| Patron saint | Saint Elijah |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Đuro Hranić |
| Emeritus Bishops | Marin Srakić Archbishop Emeritus (2008-2013) |
| Website | |
| djos.hr | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek (Croatian: Đakovačko-osječka nadbiskupija; Latin: Archidioecesis Diacovensis-Osijekensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia.
The archdiocese is centred on the cities of Đakovo and Osijek, in Croatia.
Đuro Hranić was appointed Archbishop on 18 April 2013 by Pope Francis following the resignation of Marin Srakić.
The Archdiocese currently has two suffragans: the Diocese of Požega, and the Diocese of Srijem.
History
Originally erected in the 4th century as the diocese of Syrmia, the diocese was united with the diocese of Bosnia in July 1773, when it was named the Diocese of Bosnia or Ðakovo and Srijem (Bosniensis seu Diacovensis et Sirmiensis).[1] In 1963, the diocese was renamed to the diocese of Đakovo or Bosnia and Srijem (Diacovensis seu Bosnensis et Sirmiensis).[1]
It was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 18, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI, renamed to the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek and the new Diocese of Srijem was split off, and made a suffragan. The new Archdiocese also received the Diocese of Požega, as its second suffragan.
Ordinaries
- Petar (around 1374)
- Mijo Kesarić
- Đuro
- Đuro Patačić (around 1706)
- Petar Bakić (around 1719.)
- Josip Čolnić
- Ladislav Szörényi † ( 1733 Appointed - 13 Nov 1752 Died)
- Antun Mandić † (26 Aug 1806 Appointed - 11 Jan 1815 Died)
- Emerik Karlo Raffay † (22 Jul 1816 Appointed - 10 Jan 1830 Died)
- Josip Kuković
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer † (10 May 1850 Appointed - 8 Apr 1905 Died)
- Anđelko Voršak (around 1900)
- Ivan Krapac † (24 May 1910 Appointed - 17 Jul 1916 Died)
- Antun Akšamović † (22 Apr 1920 Appointed - 28 Mar 1942 Resigned)
- Stjepan Bauerlein † (12 Oct 1959 Appointed - 9 Aug 1973 Died)
- Ćiril Kos † (6 Feb 1974 Appointed - 6 Feb 1997 Retired)
- Marin Srakić (6 Feb 1997 Succeeded - )
References
- 1 2 "Archdiocese of Ðakovo-Osijek". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
Coordinates: 45°18′36″N 18°24′36″E / 45.3100°N 18.4100°E