Diocese of Poreč and Pula
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Diocese of Poreč i Pula Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis Porečko-pulska biskupija |
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| 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%) |
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| 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
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