Archbishopric of Split
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Split-Makarska Archidioecesis Spalatensis-Macarscensis Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Croatia Montenegro |
| Ecclesiastical province | Split |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,088 km2 (1,578 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 456,029 441,036 (96.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Domnius, Split |
| Co-cathedral | Co-cathedral of Saint Mark, Makarska |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marin Barišić |
| Website | |
| nadbiskupija-split.com | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska (Croatian: Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija; Latin: Archidioecesis Spalatensis-Macarscensis) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Croatia and Montenegro. The diocese was established in the 3rd century AD and was made an archdiocese and metropolitan see in the 10th century. The modern diocese was erected in 1828, when the historical archdiocese of Salona was combined with the Diocese of Makarska. It was elevated as an archdiocese and metropolitan see in 1969, restoring the earlier status of the archdiocese of Split, as it is also known. The diocese was also known as Spalato-Macarsca.
The current archbishop is Marin Barišić.
The see was founded in or before 300 AD as Diocese of Salona. Eastern Roman Emperor Leo I (r. 457-474) appointed Glycerius as Bishop of Salona in 474, Glycerius had earlier served as Western Roman Emperor but was deposed by Julius Nepos. Around 500 AD it was promoted to a Metropolitan archdiocese.
The Archbishopric of Spalathon or Spalatum (also Salona, Latin: Spalatum) was a Christian archbishopric with seat in Salona (modern Split), Dalmatia (modern Croatia) in the early Middle Ages. It recognized the supremacy of the Patriarch of Constantinople rather than the Roman Pope. In 590 the Salona archdiocese gained territory from the suppressed Roman Catholic Diocese of Makarska.
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