Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper

Diocese of Koper

Dioecesis Iustinopolitana

Škofija Koper
Koper Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Koper
Coat of arms
Location
Country Slovenia
Ecclesiastical provinceLjubljana
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Ljubljana
Statistics
Area4,386 km2 (1,693 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
266,403
181,230 (68%)
Parishes100
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Mary's Assumption, Koper
(Slovene: Stolna cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja)
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica
(Konkatedrala Kristusa Odrešenika)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJurij Bizjak
Metropolitan ArchbishopStane Zore
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Koper (Latin: Dioecesis Iustinopolitana; Slovene: Škofija Koper; Italian: Diocesi di Capodistria) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in southwestern Slovenia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and is located in the Adriatic port town of Koper. A co-cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, located in Nova Gorica, gained its status in 2004. The Latin name of the diocese, Dioecesis Iustinopolitana, is due to the fact that Koper was in the past name Justinopolis in honour of the Byzantine emperor Justinian II.

History[edit]

Special churches[edit]

Sveta Gora Monastery
Cathedrals
Minor Basilicas

Leadership[edit]

Bishops of Koper (Roman rite)

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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