Archdiocese of Bar Archidioecesis Antibarensis Barska Nadbiskupija | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,198 km2 (5,096 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 631,000 11,227 (1.8%) |
| Parishes | 19 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9th Century (As Diocese of Bar) 1089 (As Archdiocese of Bar) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in Bar, Montenegro |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception near Stari Bar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rrok Gjonlleshaj |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar (Serbian: Barska nadbiskupija / Барска надбискупија, Latin: Archidioecesis Antibarensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro.[1][2] It is centred in the city of Bar (Italian Antivari). It was erected as a diocese in the 9th century and elevated to an archdiocese in 1089. The Archbishopric was by Pope's decree abolished some time after 1140, until it was restored by the Serbian medieval Nemanjić dynasty in 1199.
The Archbishops regularly bore titles of "Primates of Serbia" (Primas Serviae), implemented as a permanent part of the title by Archbishop Stephen Tegliatti in 1475, since 1256 early on self-styled as "Archbishop of Slavians".
The archdiocese's new cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle (consecrated in September 2017) in Bar.[3] Its old Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located near Stari Bar. Rrok Gjonlleshaj currently serves as archbishop in the archdiocese.[4]
In 1923, Traboin, Tuzi, Grude, and Klezna were added to the Archbishopric from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër. In 1969, the territory of the municipalities of Plav, Gusinje, and Vojno Selo were added to the Archbishopric from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Skopje.
History
In 1571 when Ottomans captured Antivari the Catholic Church in border area and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar began to collapse and main reasons for this is emigration of indigenous peoples, but also immigration of new ethnic and religious element, brought by the Ottomans. Because of a lack of Catholic priests, entire parishes were converted to Orthodoxy.[5]
Archbishops
- Peter (1064–1094)
- Sergius (1094?/ca. 1110?–1124?)
- Elijah (ca. 1124 – 1140)
- John I (1199–1247)
- John II (Giovanni da Pian del Carpine) (1248–1252)
- Gufrid (April 1253 – 1254)
- Lawrence I (1255–1270)
- Gašpar Adam (1270–1280)
- Michael (1282–1298)
- Rudger (1298–1301), member of the
Cistercian order, writer
of the Chronicle of the Priest of Dioclea - Marinus I (Marin Petrov Žaretić) (1301–1306)
- Andrew I (1307–1324)
- William I (Guillaume Adam) (1324–1341)
- John III (1341–1347)
- Dominic (1349–1360)
- Stephen (1361–1363)
- John IV (1363–1373)
- John V (1373–1382)
- Anton (1383–1390)
- Raymond (1391–1395)
- Ludovik I (Ludovik Bonito) (1395)
- Marinus II (1396–1420)
- John VI (1420–1422)
- Peter II (1423–1448)
- Andrew II (1448–1459)
- Lawrence II (1459–1460)
- Mark I (1460–1461)
- Simon I (Šimun Vosić) (1462–1473)[6][7]
- Stephen II (Stephen Teglatius) (1473–1485)[8]
- Philip (Philip Gaius) (1485–1509)
- Jeronim (1509–1517)
- Lawrence III (1517–1525)
- John VII (1525?–1528?)
- Ludovik II (Lodovico Chieregati) (1528–1551)
- John VIII (1551–1571)
- Theodore (1575)
- Ambrosius (Ambrozije Kapić) (1579–1598)
- Thomas (Toma Ursini) (1598–1607)
- Marinus III (Marino Bizzi) (1608–1624)
- Peter III (Pjetër Mazreku) (1624–1634)
- George I (Gjergj Bardhi) (1635–1644)
- Francis I (Franjo Leonardi) (1644–1646)
- Joseph (Josip Buonaldo) (1646–1653)
- Mark II (Marco Crisio) (1654–1656)
- Andrew III (Andrija Zmajević) (1671–1694)
- Mark III (Marco Giorga) (1696–1700)
- Vincent I (Vićenco (Vicko) Zmajević) (1701–1713)
- Egidio Quinto (1719–1722?)
- Matthew (Matija Štukanović(?)) (1722–1744?)
- Mark IV (Marco de Luchi) (1745–1749)
- Lazarus I (Lazër Vladanji) (1749–1786)
- George II (Gjergj Junki) (1786–1787)
- George III (Gjergj Radovani) (1787–1790)
- Francis II (Francesco Borzi) (1791–1822)
- Vincent II (Vincenzo Battucci) (1824–1839)
- Charles (Karlo Poten) (1855–1886)
- Simon II (Šimun Milinović) (1886–1910)
- Nicholas (Nikola Dobrečić) (1912–1955)
- Alexander (Aleksandar Tokić) (1955–1979)
- Peter IV (Petar Perkolić) (1979–1997)
- Zef Gashi (1998–2016)
- Rrok Gjonlleshaj (5 April 2016 – )
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Montenegro
Notes
References
- ^ "Archdiocese of Bar (Antivari)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Bar" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Osveštana barska katedrala Svetog Petra" (in Serbian). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ International Bishops' Conference of St. Cyril and Methodius: Diocese of Bar
- ^ Ivan Jovović, 2013, Dvooltarske crkve na crnogorskom primorju, https://www.maticacrnogorska.me/files/53/06%20ivan%20jovovic.pdf #page= 67
- ^ "Archbishop Šimun Vosić (Vossich)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Šimun Vosić" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archbishop Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 6, 2016
Sources
- Шишић, Фердо, ed. (1928). Летопис Попа Дукљанина (Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja). Београд-Загреб: Српска краљевска академија.
- Кунчер, Драгана (2009). Gesta Regum Sclavorum. 1. Београд-Никшић: Историјски институт, Манастир Острог.
- Живковић, Тибор (2009). Gesta Regum Sclavorum. 2. Београд-Никшић: Историјски институт, Манастир Острог.
- Istorijski Leksion Crne Gore Book One: A-Crn ISBN 86-7706-165-7
External links
- A short look at the history of the Bishoprics of Kotor and Bar
- Catholic Encyclopedia article, Antivari
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy