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Archdiocese of Ljubljana

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Bishop(s)

  • Stanislav (Stane) Zore, O.F.M., Archbishop
  • Anton Jamnik, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Franc Šuštar, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Anton Stres, C.M., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 22 December 1961
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Square Kilometers: 5,608 (2,166 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://nadskofija-ljubljana.si/
  • Mailing Address: Nadskofijski ordinariat, Ciril-Metodov trg 4, p.p. 1990, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenija
  • Telephone: (01)2342.600
  • Fax: 2314.169

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
6 December 1461ErectedPatriarchate of Aquileia Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach) (erected)
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
8 March 1788ElevatedDiocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach) Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Diocese of Ljubljana
19 August 1807ElevatedArchdiocese of Ljubljana Diocese of Ljubljana ((from Archdiocese to Diocese))
25 April 1925Territory LostDiocese of Ljubljana
Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka
Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper)
Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija)
10 February 1933Territory LostDiocese of Gurk (Deanery of Tarcisinus)
Diocese of Ljubljana (Parish of Fusine in Valromana)
Archdiocese of Udine
10 February 1933Territory LostDiocese of Ljubljana (Deaneries of Idria and Vippaeco) Diocese of Gurk
10 February 1933Territory LostDiocese of Ljubljana (Deanery of Postumia) Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper)
18 April 1942Territory AddedDiocese of Ljubljana (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper) (Boundaries adjusted)
4 July 1954Territory LostDiocese of Ljubljana (Vrbinska vas) Diocese of Lavant
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
22 December 1961ElevatedDiocese of Ljubljana Archdiocese of Ljubljana
22 November 1968ElevatedArchdiocese of Ljubljana (became a Metropolitan)
27 November 1971Territory LostArchdiocese of Ljubljana (Vrsnik, Korita and parts of Zirovnica, Mrzli vrh, Javorjev Dol, Koprivnik, Dole, and llbvte) Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca
27 November 1971Territory AddedArchdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca (Parts of Medvedje) Archdiocese of Ljubljana
7 April 2006Territory LostArchdiocese of Ljubljana (Črnomelj, Kočevje, Leskovec, Novo Mesto, Trebnje, and Žužemberk along with Dole) Diocese of Novo Mesto (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
1950520,000521,57199.7%6141767906583261,310285ap1951
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Diocese of Ljubljana
Archdiocese of Ljubljana
1970650,584697,00093.3%3151354501,4451293723290ap1971
1980700,000808,00086.6%3631595221,340271720288ap1981
1990718,966884,17281.3%3591695281,3616266610300ap1991
1999703,450883,17579.7%3651765411,3005251553305ap2000
2000707,417885,62879.9%3841755591,2655248557306ap2001
2001710,877892,68679.6%3781735511,2906232566306ap2002
2002733,394905,82981.0%3881745621,3045231582306ap2003
2003715,084906,43078.9%3881755631,2704231540306ap2004
2004715,000914,68478.2%3981785761,2414234525306ap2005
2012561,600772,10672.7%2881434311,30321179380234ap2013
2013554,417776,33671.4%2881404281,29521189357234ap2014
2016553,661791,35170.0%2801384181,32420176315234ap2017
2019545,111800,58568.1%2551383931,38719165294234ap2020
2021549,129814,20467.4%2571393961,38620162276222ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach)
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 171
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 282, to Page 283
  • Diocese of Ljubljana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 231
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 769, and Page 770
  • Archdiocese of Ljubljana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 769, and Page 770
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 231, and Page 232
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 71, and Page 72
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