Denomination Roman Catholic Established 1147 Area 807 km² Patron saint Saint Stephen Cathedral Hvar Cathedral | Rite Roman Rite Pope Francis Country Croatia Bishop Slobodan Štambuk | |
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Split-Makarska Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
25,865
22,931 (88.7%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska | ||
The Roman Catholic diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis (Croatian: Hvarsko-bračko-viška biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)) is a diocese in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia.
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The diocese was established in 1147 after the Venetian conquest of the island. The seat of the bishop was set up in Stari Grad, and the present-day Church of St. Stephen was its cathedral. The first bishop was Zadranin Martin I. Manzavini.
The new diocese was initially subject to the Archbishop of Zadar who was already under Venetian control. In 1180, the island of Hvar fell to King Bela III of Hungary and Croatia, who transferred the diocese to the archdiocese of Split in 1185.
In 1278 the seat of the diocese was transferred to Hvar which under pressure from Venice was then being developed into the major town on the island.
It is also known as the diocese of Lesina.
Diocese of Hvar
1144 Erected from the Archdiocese of Salona
1300: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Korcula
Latin Name: Pharensis
Italian Name: Lesina
Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis
Renamed: 1889 Jan 14
Latin Name: Pharensis, Brazensis et Lissensis)