Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk
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Diocese of Krk Dioecesis Veglensis Krčka biskupija |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rijeka |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rijeka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,119 km2 (432 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 40,447 35,499 (87.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 900 AD |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Krk |
| Patron saint | Saint Quirinus of Sescia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Krk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Ivan Devčić Archbishop of Rijeka |
| Emeritus Bishops | Valter Župan |
| Website | |
| krk.hbk.hr | |
Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap.
Ivan Devčić
The Diocese of Krk (Croatian: Krčka biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Veglensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church active on the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, as well as a few smaller ones and also a mission serving the Croatian people of New York: Blessed Ivan Merz in Astoria NY under the Brooklyn Diocese. The diocese is centred in the town of Krk. It was first erected in 900.
Under bishop Antun Mahnić (1896-1920) the Altslawi academy was established in 1902, and existed until 1927.
Currently, Bishop Ivica Petanjak is head of the diocese. The diocese's patron is Saint Quirinus of Sescia (locally called Sveti Kvirin).
The Diocese of Krk was known historically as Veglia, its Italian name. In the year 1000 it had a bishop, Vitalis, who was present at a synod in Spoleto. Pope Eugene III made it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zara; for a period from 1828 it was under the Archdiocese of Görz. Bartholomaus Bozarich was present at the assembly of bishops in 1849 and his successor was a member of the First Vatican Council.
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