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Diocese of Poreč and Pula

Diocese of Poreč i Pula
Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis
Porečko-pulska biskupija
Location
Country  Croatia
Ecclesiastical province Rijeka
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka
Statistics
Area 2,839 km2 (1,096 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
210,114
164,480 (78.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary in Poreč
Co-cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pula
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Dražen Kutleša
Metropolitan Archbishop Ivan Devcic
Emeritus Bishops Anton Bogetic, Bishop Emeritus (1984-1997)
Ivan Milovan, Bishop Emeritus (1997-2012)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (Croatian: Porečko-pulska biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Rijeka on Istria peninsula, in Croatia.

As per 2014, it pastorally served 169,048 Catholics (79.5% of 212,561 total) on 2,839 km² in 135 parishes with 108 priests (94 diocesan, 14 religious), 1 deacon, 78 lay religious (48 brothers, 30 sisters) and 6 seminarians.

(all Roman rite; probably many Italians, notably in the early centuries)

Coordinates: 45°13′43″N 13°35′36″E / 45.2286°N 13.5933°E / 45.2286; 13.5933


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