Diocese of Gospić-Senj ( Croatian Gospićko-senjska biskupija - the Catholic diocese of the Latin rite in Croatia with its center in the city of Gospić . It is part of the Metropolitanate of Rijeka . The Latin name is Dioecesis Gospiciensis-Seniensis .
| Diocese of Gospic Senj | |
|---|---|
| Gospićko-senjska biskupija | |
 Gospichsky Cathedral | |
| Latin | |
| Main city | Gospic |
| A country | Croatia |
| Established | 2000 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Parishes | 85 |
| Hierarch | Zdenko Krizhich |
| Diocese Square | 8,200 km² |
| Diocese population | 78 747 people |
| The number of Catholics | 66 172 people |
| Share of Catholics | 84.0%% |
| Site | gospicko-senjska-biskupija.hr |
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History
The diocese in the city of Senj was founded in 1169 . In 1969, the Senj diocese was merged with the diocese of Rijeka and was promoted to the archdiocese-metropolis, after which it became known as the “archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj.” On May 25, 2000, it was renamed the Archdiocese of Rijeka , and the city of Senj became one of the two centers of the new diocese of Gospić-Senj, suffraganized in relation to the Riek metropolis.
As of 2014, the diocese had 66,172 Catholics (84.0% of the population), 51 priests and 85 parishes [1] . The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gospic . The Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Seine . From the moment the diocese was created in 2000 to 2016, the diocese was headed by Bishop Mile Bogovic ; from June 3, 2016, the diocese was headed by Zdenko Križić .
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See also
- Catholicism in Croatia