Roman Catholic Diocese of Mostar-Duvno

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (Latin: Dioecesis Mandentriensis-Dulminiensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church encompassing Herzegovina. The diocese, as well as the Franciscan Province, is centred in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed on July 5, 1881. However, the Diocese of Duvno existed long before 1881, and was erected sometime in the 6th century.[1][2]

Diocese of Mostar-Duvno Dioecesis Mandentriensis-Dulminiensis Mostarsko-duvanjska biskupija
Location
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
Statistics
Area	8,368 km^2 (3,231 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016) 454,505 197,656 (43.5%)
Parishes	66
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 July 1881
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary, Mother of the Church
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Secular priests	69
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Petar Palić
Map
Website
cbismo.com

The seat of the bishopric is in the Cathedral of Mary the Mother of the Church. The diocese releases two monthly magazines: Naša ognjišta by the Franciscan Province, and Crkva na kamenu by the bishopric.

The diocese covers area of 8.368 km sq, with 175.395 Catholic in 66 parishes of the diocese. There are 73 diocesen priests. A number of parishes belong to the Francisican Province of Herzegovina.

The current bishop of Mostar is Mons. Ratko Perić. He also serves as administrator of the Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan. Trebinje-Mrkan was united with Mostar-Duvno in 1890.

History

In 1878, Bosnia and Herzegovina, previously held by the Ottoman Empire, was occupied by Austria-Hungary. In 1881, Emperor Franz Joesph formed the ecclesiastical province of Sarajevo with three sees of Banja Luka, Trebinje-Mrkan and Mostar-Duvno. The bishop of Mostar-Duvno administered the Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan as well. At the time of its establishment, the Diocese of Mostar-Duvno had 130,000 Catholics.[3]

The archive of the Diocesan Ordinariate of Mostar was confiscated by the authorities of Communist Yugoslavia in 1948.[4]

Venerables of Mostar-Duvno

Servants of God

• Petar Barbarić (1874–1897), a Jesuit seminarian. Born in Klobuk, Ljubuški.

Martyrs

• Diva Grabovčeva (late 17th century), a girl from Prozor-Rama, murdered for refusing to marry a Muslim noble.

Episcopal ordinaries

Bishops of Mostar-Duvno

No.	Bishop		Pontificate	Notes
1		Paškal Buconjić	5 July 1881 – 8 December 1910	Franciscan. Chaplain (1871–73) and vicar (1873–1874) in Drinovci; Custos of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina (1874–79); guardian of the Franciscan monastery in Humac (1879–81). Serving as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, he was also Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan (1890–10).
2		Alojzije Mišić	29 April 1912 – 26 March 1942	Franciscan. Chaplain (1882–84) in Banja Luka; Secretary of the Bishop of Banja Luka (1884–91); guardian of the Franciscan monastery and vicar in Petrićevac (1891–94); vicar in Bihać (1894–03); guardian and vicar in Petrićevac (1903—1907); Provincial of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia (1909–1912). Serving as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, he was also Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan (1912–42). He served as bishop during the World War I and the first years of the World War II.
3		Petar I Čule	15 April 1942 – 14 September 1980	Archivist in the Episcopal Ordinariate (1926–1942) and secretary to the Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (1934–42). Serving as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, he was also Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan (1942–80). He served as bishop during the World War II and under the communist regime in Yugoslavia. He constructed the Mostar cathedral. After living the office, he was appointed a titular bishop of Giulfi.
4		Pavao Žanić	14 September 1980 – 24 July 1993	Vicar in Šolta (1941–52), Rogotin (1952–59) and the Split Cathedral (1959–69); Canon of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska (1959–65); Provost of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska (1965–1970); Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (1970–1980). Serving as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, he was also Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan (1980–93) and Dubrovnik (1988–90). He served as a bishop during the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje and during the first years of the Bosnian War and democratic transition.
5		Ratko Perić	24 July 1993 – 11 July 2020	Vicar in Trebinje (1971–74); Rector of the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome (1979–1992); Bishop Coadjutor of Mostar-Duvno (1992–93). Serving as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, he was also Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan (1993–20). He served as a bishop during the Bosnian War and the post-war reconstruction.
6		Petar II Palić	11 July 2020 – present	Secretary to the Bishop of Dubrovnik (1995–05); Vicar in Dobl (2008–09); pastoral vicar (2009–11) and general vicar (2011–17) of the Bishop of Dubrovnik; secretary-general of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia (2017–2020); Bishop of Hvar-Brač-Vis (2018–20). Serving as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, he is also Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan (2020–present).

See also

• Franciscan Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

References

Notes

1. "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
2. "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
3. Wolfsgruber 1911, p. 599–600.
4. Bishop of Mostar Alojzije Mišić (1912-1942) during the Second World War

Books

• Eubel, Conradum (1814). Hierarchia catholica medii aevi. 1. Regensburg: Monsaterii.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Wolfsgruber, Cölestin (1911). "Dioceses of Mostar and Markana-Trebinje". In Herbermann, Charles G.; Pace, Edward A.; Pallen, Condé B.; Shahan, Thomas J.; Wyne, John J. (eds.). The Catholic Encyclopedia. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Official diocese site