Krk (Veglia) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop
Valter Župan, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 900
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rijeka
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Croatia
Square Kilometers: 1,119 (432 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://krk.hbk.hr/
Mailing Address: Biskupski Ordinarijat, ul. Biskupa Antuna Mahnica 18, 51500 Krk, Hrvatska
Telephone: (051)221.018
Fax: 221.483

Past and Present Ordinaries

Lamberto , O.F.M. † (8 Mar 1290 Appointed - 25 May 1297 Appointed, Bishop of Aquino)
Matteo , O.F.M. † ( 1299 Appointed - 1302 Died)
Thomas , O.F.M. † (13 Aug 1302 Appointed - 1311 Died)
Bongiovanni † ( 1312 Appointed - 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar))
Giovanni † (7 Oct 1360 Appointed - )
Tommaso † (5 Mar 1389 Appointed - )
Nicolò Ricci, O.F.M. † (21 Apr 1421 Appointed - Oct 1421 Died)
Nicolò † (10 Nov 1421 Appointed - 1435 Died)
Angelo da Bologna, O.P. † (8 Oct 1436 Appointed - )
Francesco , O.F.M. † (2 Dec 1444 Appointed - 29 Oct 1456 Appointed, Bishop of Krbava (Corbavia))
Nicolas Valentini † (29 Apr 1457 Appointed - 1484 Died)
Donato della Torre † (17 Dec 1484 Appointed - 1515 Appointed, Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar))
Natale della Torre † (16 Mar 1515 Appointed - 1528 Resigned)
Eusebio Priuli, O.S.B. † (9 Oct 1528 Appointed - 1530 Died)
Giovanni de Rosa † (23 Apr 1531 Appointed - 1549 Died)
Ivan Albert Gliričić Dujmić, O.P. † (19 Mar 1550 Appointed - Aug 1564 Died)
Pietro Bembo † (16 Jan 1564 Appointed - 1589 Died)
Giovanni (Giulio) della Torre † (25 Sep 1589 Appointed - Jan 1623 Died)
Alvise Lippomano † (10 May 1623 Appointed - 1640 Died)
Costantino de Rossi, C.R.S. † (13 Aug 1640 Appointed - 1653 Died)
Giorgio Giorgicci † (22 Sep 1653 Appointed - Feb 1660 Died)
Francesco de Marchi † (21 Jun 1660 Appointed - 1 Nov 1667 Died)
Teodoro Gennaro, O.F.M. † (9 Apr 1668 Appointed - 1681 Died)
Stefano David † (19 Jun 1684 Appointed - 1687 Died)
Baldassarre Nosadini † (31 May 1688 Appointed - Jul 1712 Died)
Pietro Paolo Calorio (Calore), C.R.S. † (13 Feb 1713 Appointed - 31 Jul 1717 Died)
Vincenzio Lessio † (2 Oct 1719 Appointed - Aug 1729 Died)
Giovanni Federico Orsini Rosa † (23 Dec 1729 Appointed - 19 Dec 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Nona (Nin))
Pietro Antonio Zuccheri † (26 Jan 1739 Appointed - Jun 1778 Died)
Diodato Maria Difnico, C.R.L. † (28 Sep 1778 Appointed - Aug 1788 Died)
Giacinto Ignazio Pellegrini, O.P. † (30 Mar 1789 Appointed - Oct 1792 Died)
Ivan Antun Sintić † (3 Dec 1792 Appointed - 9 May 1837 Died)
Bartol Bozanić † (8 Jul 1839 Confirmed - 23 Aug 1854 Died)
Ivan Josip Vitezić † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 4 Sep 1877 Died)
Franjo Anijan Feretić (Ferrettić) † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - 19 Mar 1893 Died)
Andrija Marija Sterk † (18 May 1894 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1896 Appointed, Bishop of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper))
Anton Mahnič † (3 Dec 1896 Appointed - 14 Dec 1920 Died)
Josip Srebrnić † (15 Sep 1923 Appointed - 21 Jun 1966 Died)
Karmelo Zazinović † (16 Jan 1968 Appointed - 14 Nov 1989 Retired)
Josip Bozanić (14 Nov 1989 Succeeded - 5 Jul 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Zagreb)
Valter Župan (31 Jan 1998 Appointed - 24 Jan 2015 Retired)
Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. (24 Jan 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
900	Erected		Diocese of Krk (Veglia) (erected)
30 June 1828	Territory Added	Diocese of Arbe (Rab) (suppressed) Diocese of Ossero (Osor) (suppressed)	Diocese of Krk (Veglia)
1 August 1932	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa) (Lagosta island) Diocese of Krk (Veglia) (Gherso, Lussino, and other smaller islands around Liburnian gulf)	Archdiocese of Zadar (Zara) (Limited to area controlled by Italy)
27 July 1969	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Krk (Veglia) (from Immediately Subject)
27 July 1969	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Krk (Veglia) (from Unknown)

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

1950 35,000 35,000 100.0% 71 16 87 402 7 35 29 ap1951

1970 36,000 38,000 94.7% 56 24 80 450 30 94 51 ap1971

1980 32,000 34,000 94.1% 52 23 75 426 28 93 50 ap1981

1990 28,618 37,671 76.0% 48 19 67 427 22 99 50 ap1991

1999 34,984 40,382 86.6% 44 25 69 507 25 86 51 ap2000

2000 35,507 39,938 88.9% 44 25 69 514 25 81 51 ap2001

2001 34,712 39,137 88.7% 46 23 69 503 24 81 51 ap2002

2002 35,029 39,667 88.3% 43 28 71 493 29 83 51 ap2003

2003 37,021 41,563 89.1% 46 27 73 507 29 78 51 ap2004

2004 36,824 41,303 89.2% 47 23 70 526 25 83 51 ap2005

2013 35,499 40,447 87.8% 56 23 79 449 24 86 51 ap2014

2016 34,349 40,124 85.6% 58 22 80 429 23 68 51 ap2017

2019 34,795 40,304 86.3% 53 24 77 451 25 73 51 ap2020

2021 34,397 40,108 85.8% 53 53 649 1 72 51 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	35,000	35,000	100.0%	71	16	87	402	7	35	29	ap1951
1970	36,000	38,000	94.7%	56	24	80	450	30	94	51	ap1971
1980	32,000	34,000	94.1%	52	23	75	426	28	93	50	ap1981
1990	28,618	37,671	76.0%	48	19	67	427	22	99	50	ap1991
1999	34,984	40,382	86.6%	44	25	69	507	25	86	51	ap2000
2000	35,507	39,938	88.9%	44	25	69	514	25	81	51	ap2001
2001	34,712	39,137	88.7%	46	23	69	503	24	81	51	ap2002
2002	35,029	39,667	88.3%	43	28	71	493	29	83	51	ap2003
2003	37,021	41,563	89.1%	46	27	73	507	29	78	51	ap2004
2004	36,824	41,303	89.2%	47	23	70	526	25	83	51	ap2005
2013	35,499	40,447	87.8%	56	23	79	449	24	86	51	ap2014
2016	34,349	40,124	85.6%	58	22	80	429	23	68	51	ap2017
2019	34,795	40,304	86.3%	53	24	77	451	25	73	51	ap2020
2021	34,397	40,108	85.8%	53		53	649	1	72	51	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Josip Bozanić (Priest: 29 Jun 1975; Coadjutor Bishop: 10 May 1989; Bishop: 14 Nov 1989 to 5 Jul 1997)
Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. (Bishop: 24 Jan 2015 - )
Valter Župan (Priest: 8 Jul 1962; Bishop: 31 Jan 1998 to 24 Jan 2015)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pietro Bembo † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1564 to 1589)
Angelo da Bologna, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1436)
Bartol Bozanić † (Deacon: 14 Jul 1811; Priest: 19 Mar 1812; Bishop: 8 Jul 1839 to 23 Aug 1854)
Pietro Paolo Calorio (Calore), C.R.S. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1713 to 31 Jul 1717)
Stefano David † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1684 to 1687)
Donato della Torre † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1484 to 1515)
Giovanni (Giulio) della Torre † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1589 to Jan 1623)
Natale della Torre † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1515 to 1528)
Diodato Maria Difnico, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1778 to Aug 1788)
Franjo Anijan Feretić (Ferrettić) † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 19 Mar 1893)
Teodoro Gennaro, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1668 to 1681)
Giorgio Giorgicci † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1653 to Feb 1660)
Antun Giuriceo †
Ivan Albert Gliričić Dujmić, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1550 to Aug 1564)
Vincenzio Lessio † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1719 to Aug 1729)
Alvise Lippomano † (Bishop: 10 May 1623 to 1640)
Teodoro Loredano Balbi †
Anton Mahnič † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1896 to 14 Dec 1920)
Francesco de Marchi † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1660 to 1 Nov 1667)
Baldassarre Nosadini † (Bishop: 31 May 1688 to Jul 1712)
Giovanni Federico Orsini Rosa † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 19 Dec 1738)
Giacinto Ignazio Pellegrini, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1789 to Oct 1792)
Eusebio Priuli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1528 to 1530)
Nicolò † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1421 to 1435)
Nicolò Ricci, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1421 to Oct 1421)
Giovanni de Rosa † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1531 to 1549)
Costantino de Rossi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1640 to 1653)
Ivan Antun Sintić † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1792 to 9 May 1837)
Bonaventura Maria Soldatich, O.F.M. Conv. †
Josip Srebrnić † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1923; Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Mar 1963 to 21 Jun 1966)
Andrija Marija Sterk † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 25 Jun 1896)
Anton Tamarut † (Priest: 29 Jun 1957 to 5 Feb 1986)
Nicolas Valentini † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1457 to 1484)
Ivan Josip Vitezić † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 4 Sep 1877)
Karmelo Zazinović † (Priest: 29 Jun 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jan 1961; Bishop: 16 Jan 1968 to 14 Nov 1989)
Vinko Zubranić †
Pietro Antonio Zuccheri † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1739 to Jun 1778)
Bongiovanni † (Bishop: 1312 to 1348)
Francesco , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1444 to 29 Oct 1456)
Giovanni † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1360)
Lamberto , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1290 to 25 May 1297)
Matteo , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1299 to 1302)
Thomas , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1302 to 1311)
Tommaso † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1389)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 518
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 263
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 328
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 361
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 406
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 434
Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 424, to Page 425
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 199, and Page 200

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