Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
| Archdiocese of Ljubljana Archiodioecesis Labacensis Nadškofija Ljubljana | |
|---|---|
 The Bishop's Palace at Cyril and Methodius Square. In the background, Ljubljana Cathedral. | |
| Location | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 776,336 554,417 (71.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 6 December 1461 |
| Cathedral | St. Nicholas's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanislav Zore OFM |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Koper Diocese of Novo Mesto |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Anton Jamnik, Franc Šuštar |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Franc Rode CM, Archbishop Emeritus (1997-2004), Cardinal Prefect Emeritus (2004-2011) Alojzij Uran, Archbishop Emeritus (2004-2009) Anton Stres CM, Archbishop Emeritus (2009-2013) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana (Slovene: Nadškofija Ljubljana, Latin: Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia.[1][2]
The Archdiocese
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana; it also contains minor basilicas in Brezje and Stična. The See of Ljubljana had been vacant, its former archbishop was, until his 2013 resignation, Anton Stres, who was appointed Archbishop of Ljubljana, and thus Primate of Slovenia, by Pope Benedict XVI on 28 November 2009. On Saturday, 4 October 2014, Pope Francis appointed the Reverend Father Stane Zore, OFM, as Archbishop-elect of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana, who until then had been serving for a second time as Minister Provincial of his order and as Chairman of the Conference of Men and Women Religious in Slovenia (KORUS).[3]
History
From 811, the territory of the Ljubljana Archdiocese was part of the ecclesiastical territory of the Patriarch of Aquileia. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, erected on 6 December 1461 the Diocese of Laibach, which was confirmed six months later, on 6 September 1462, by Pope Pius II. Several days later, it was taken from the jurisprudence of the Aquileia and directly subjected to the Holy See. On 3 March 1787, it became an archdiocese and a metropolis, which it remained until 1807, when it was for political reasons degraded to a common diocese.[4]
The Nazi persecution of the Church in annexed Slovenia was akin to that which occurred in Poland. Within six weeks of the Nazi occupation, only 100 of the 831 priests in the Diocese of Maribor and part of the Diocese of Ljubljana remained free. Clergy were persecuted and sent to concentration camps, religious Orders had their properties seized.[5]
The diocese was again elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John XXIII on 22 December 1961, and to a metropolis by Pope Paul VI on 22 November 1968. Today the archdiocese has two suffragan sees, Koper (since 1977) and Novo Mesto (since 2006). It is the principal see of Slovenia; one living former archbishop, Franc Rode, CM, was promoted to a Curial office (Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life) and made a Cardinal.[6]
List of bishops of Ljubljana
- Sigmund Lamberg (1463–1488)
- Krištof Ravbar (1488–1536)
- Franc Kacijanar (1536–1543)
- Urban Textor (Tkalec) (1543–1558)
- Peter Seebach (1558–1568)
- Konrad Adam Glušič (1571–1578)
- Baltazar Radlič (1579)
- Janez Tavčar (1580–1597)
- Thomas Chrön (1597–1630)
- Rinaldo Scarlichi (1630–1640)
- Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (1641–1664)[7]
- Joseph Rabatta (1664–1683)
- Sigmund von Herberstein (1683–1701)
- Franz von Kuenburg (1701–1710)
- Franz Karl Kaunitz (1710–1717)
- Wilhelm von Leslie (1718–1727)
- Sigmund Felix von Schrattenbach (1727–1742)
- Ernest Attems (1742–1757)
- Leopold Petazzi de Castel Nuovo (1760–1772)
- Karl Johann Herberstein (1772–1787)
- Michel Brigido (1787–1807)
- Anton Kavčič (1807–1814)
- Augustin Gruber (1815–1823)
- Anton Aloys Wolf (1824–1859)
- Jernej Vidmar (1860–1875)
- Janez Zlatoust Pogačar (1875–1884)
- Jakob Missia (1884–1898)
- Anton Bonaventura Jeglič (1898–1930)
- Gregorij Rožman (1930–1959)
List of archbishops of Ljubljana
- Anton Vovk (1959–1963)
- Jožef Pogačnik (1964–1980)
- Alojzij Šuštar (1980–1997)
- Franc Rode, C.M. (1997–2004)
- Alojz Uran (2004–2009)
- Anton Stres, C.M. (2009–2013)
- Stane Zore, OFM (2014-present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M. (1639–1651)[8]
- Franc Jožef Mikolič (Mikolitsch) (1789–1793)
- Franz von Raigesfeld, S.J. (1795–1800)
- Johannes Antonius de Ricci (1801–1818)
- Anton Vovk (1946–1959) Appointed, Bishop of Ljubljana
- Jože Pogacnik (1963-1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Ljubljana
- Stanislav Lenic (1967–1988)
- Jožef Kvas (1983–1999)
- Alojzij Uran (1992-2004) Appointed, Archbishop of Ljubljana
- Andrej Glavan (2000-2006) Appointed, Bishop of Novo Mesto
- Anton Jamnik (2005-)
- Franc Šuštar (2015-)
See also
References
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Ljubljana" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/10/04/0705/01558.html
- ↑ "Razstava ob 550-letnici ljubljanske škofije bo na ogled v Narodnem muzeju" [An Exhibition on the 550th Anniversary of the Ljubljana Diocese Will Be Presented in the National Museum]. Radio Ognjišče (in Slovenian). 1 March 2012.
- ↑ Vincent A. Lapomarda; The Jesuits and the Third Reich; 2nd Edn, Edwin Mellen Press; 2005; pp 232, 233
- ↑ "Franc Rode prejel naslov prezbiter". druzina.si. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ↑ "Bishop Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016
- ↑ "Bishop Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016
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