Ljubljana (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Anton Stres, C.M., Archbishop
Anton Jamnik, Auxiliary Bishop
Alojzij Uran, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 22 December 1961
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Slovenia
Square Kilometers: 8,542 (3,299 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Ciril-Metodov trg 4, p.p. 1990, 1001 Ljobljana, Slovenija
Telephone: (01)2342.600
Fax: 2314.169

Historical Details

Diocese of Ljubljana
- Latin Name: Labacensis
- Erected: 6 December 1461
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Slovenia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Sigismond von Lamberg † (6 Jun 1463 Appointed - 1488 Died)
Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim) † (15 Apr 1641 Appointed - 3 Apr 1664 Died)
Joseph von Rabatta † (23 Jun 1664 Confirmed - 28 Feb 1683 Died)
Sigmund Christoph von Herberstein † (6 Dec 1683 Confirmed - 24 May 1701 Resigned)
Franz Ferdinand von Kuenburg † (18 Jul 1701 Appointed - 11 May 1711 Confirmed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Franz Karl von Kaunitz-Rietberg † (1 Jun 1711 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1717 Died)
Wilhelm von Leslie † (6 Apr 1718 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1727 Died)
Sigismund Felix von Schrattenbach † (26 Jan 1728 Confirmed - 12 Jun 1742 Died)
Ermest Amadeus Thomas von Attems † (17 Dec 1742 Confirmed - 5 Dec 1757 Died)
Leopold Josef Hannibal Petazzi de Castel Nuovo † (15 Dec 1760 Confirmed - 22 Nov 1772 Died)
Karl Johann von Herberstein † (28 Nov 1772 Succeeded - 7 Oct 1787 Died)
Michael Léopold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz † (5 Dec 1787 Appointed - 23 Mar 1807 Confirmed, Bishop of Spiš)
Anton Kautschitz † (24 Aug 1807 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1814 Died)
Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber † (22 Jul 1816 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1823 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salzburg)
Anton Alojzij Wolf † (12 Jul 1824 Confirmed - 7 Feb 1859 Died)
Bartholomaeus Widmer † (23 Mar 1860 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1872 Resigned)
Johann Chrysostomos Pogacar (Fogacar) † (10 Aug 1875 Appointed - 25 Jan 1884 Died)
Jakob Missia † (10 Nov 1884 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1898 Appointed, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca)
Antonio Bonaventura Jeglić † (24 Mar 1898 Appointed - 17 May 1930 Retired)
Gregor Rožman † (17 May 1930 Succeeded - 16 Nov 1959 Died)
Anton Vovk † (26 Nov 1959 Appointed - 6 Jul 1963 Died)
Jože Pogacnik † (2 Mar 1964 Appointed - 23 Feb 1980 Retired)
Alojzij Šuštar † (23 Feb 1980 Appointed - 5 Mar 1997 Retired)
Franc Rodé, C.M. (5 Mar 1997 Appointed - 11 Feb 2004 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life)
Alojzij Uran (25 Oct 2004 Appointed - 28 Nov 2009 Resigned)
Anton Stres, C.M. (28 Nov 2009 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ljubljana
6 December 1461	Erected		Diocese of Ljubljana (erected)
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
22 December 1961	Elevated	Diocese of Ljubljana	Archdiocese of Ljubljana
22 November 1968	Elevated		Archdiocese of Ljubljana (became a Metropolitan)
7 April 2006	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Ljubljana	Diocese of Novo Mesto (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Ljubljana

1950 520,000 521,571 99.7% 614 176 790 658 326 1,310 285 ap1951

Archdiocese of Ljubljana

1970 650,584 697,000 93.3% 315 135 450 1,445 1 293 723 290 ap1971

1980 700,000 808,000 86.6% 363 159 522 1,340 271 720 288 ap1981

1990 718,966 884,172 81.3% 359 169 528 1,361 6 266 610 300 ap1991

1999 703,450 883,175 79.7% 365 176 541 1,300 5 251 553 305 ap2000

2000 707,417 885,628 79.9% 384 175 559 1,265 5 248 557 306 ap2001

2001 710,877 892,686 79.6% 378 173 551 1,290 6 232 566 306 ap2002

2002 733,394 905,829 81.0% 388 174 562 1,304 5 231 582 306 ap2003

2003 715,084 906,430 78.9% 388 175 563 1,270 4 231 540 306 ap2004

2004 715,000 914,684 78.2% 398 178 576 1,241 4 234 525 306 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Ljubljana
1950	520,000	521,571	99.7%	614	176	790	658		326	1,310	285	ap1951
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
1970	650,584	697,000	93.3%	315	135	450	1,445	1	293	723	290	ap1971
1980	700,000	808,000	86.6%	363	159	522	1,340		271	720	288	ap1981
1990	718,966	884,172	81.3%	359	169	528	1,361	6	266	610	300	ap1991
1999	703,450	883,175	79.7%	365	176	541	1,300	5	251	553	305	ap2000
2000	707,417	885,628	79.9%	384	175	559	1,265	5	248	557	306	ap2001
2001	710,877	892,686	79.6%	378	173	551	1,290	6	232	566	306	ap2002
2002	733,394	905,829	81.0%	388	174	562	1,304	5	231	582	306	ap2003
2003	715,084	906,430	78.9%	388	175	563	1,270	4	231	540	306	ap2004
2004	715,000	914,684	78.2%	398	178	576	1,241	4	234	525	306	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Andrej Glavan (Priest: 29 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 2000 to 7 Apr 2006)
Anton Jamnik (Priest: 29 Jun 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 2005)
Ivan Jurkovič (Priest: 29 Jun 1977 to 28 Jul 2001)
Franc Rodé, C.M. (Archbishop: 5 Mar 1997 to 11 Feb 2004)
Anton Stres, C.M. (Archbishop: 28 Nov 2009 - )
Alojzij Uran (Priest: 29 Jun 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1992; Archbishop: 25 Oct 2004 to 28 Nov 2009)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ermest Amadeus Thomas von Attems † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1742 to 5 Dec 1757)
Michael Léopold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1787 to 23 Mar 1807)
Otto Friedrich von Buchheim (Puchheim) † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1641 to 3 Apr 1664)
Michael Chumer (Chumberg), O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Oct 1639 to 30 Jun 1651)
Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 17 Nov 1823)
Karl Johann von Herberstein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Nov 1769; Bishop: 28 Nov 1772 to 7 Oct 1787)
Sigmund Christoph von Herberstein † (Priest: 31 Jul 1667; Bishop: 6 Dec 1683 to 24 May 1701)
Antonio Bonaventura Jeglić † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 17 May 1930)
Franz Karl von Kaunitz-Rietberg † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1711 to 25 Sep 1717)
Anton Kautschitz † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1807 to 17 Mar 1814)
Franz Ferdinand von Kuenburg † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1701 to 11 May 1711)
Franz Xaver Kuttnar † (Priest: 21 Dec 1816 to 23 Nov 1843)
Jožef Kvas † (Priest: 5 Jun 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1983 to 13 Nov 1999)
Sigismond von Lamberg † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1463 to 1488)
Stanislav Lenic † (Priest: 4 Jul 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1967 to 5 Nov 1988)
Wilhelm von Leslie † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1718 to 4 Apr 1727)
Franc Jožef Mikolič (Mikolitsch) † (Priest: 10 Apr 1762; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1789 to 4 Dec 1793)
Jakob Missia † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 24 Mar 1898)
Leopold Josef Hannibal Petazzi de Castel Nuovo † (Priest: 7 Jul 1726 to 30 Sep 1740; Bishop: 15 Dec 1760 to 22 Nov 1772)
Johann Chrysostomos Pogacar (Fogacar) † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1875 to 25 Jan 1884)
Jože Pogacnik † (Priest: 25 Jul 1927; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1963; Archbishop: 2 Mar 1964 to 23 Feb 1980)
Joseph von Rabatta † (Priest: 1664; Bishop: 23 Jun 1664 to 28 Feb 1683)
Franz von Raigesfeld, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 16 Jul 1800)
Johannes Antonius de Ricci † (Priest: 20 Mar 1768; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 27 Jul 1818)
Gregor Rožman † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Mar 1929; Bishop: 17 May 1930 to 16 Nov 1959)
Sigismund Felix von Schrattenbach † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1728 to 12 Jun 1742)
Alojzij Šuštar † (Priest: 27 Oct 1946; Archbishop: 23 Feb 1980 to 5 Mar 1997)
Anton Vovk † (Priest: 29 Jun 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1946; Bishop: 26 Nov 1959; Archbishop: 21 Dec 1961 to 6 Jul 1963)
Bartholomaeus Widmer † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 30 Sep 1872)
Anton Alojzij Wolf † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 7 Feb 1859)

Archdiocese of Ljubljana

Archidioecesis Labacensis