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Apostolic Administration Of Rijeka
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka (; ) is a Latin Church, Latin Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in Croatia. Its episcopal seat is Rijeka Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Vitus (), in the city of Rijeka. Other major churches include the former cathedral, dedicated to Saints Philip and James (), located in nearby Novi Vinodolski, and a minor basilica, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin (), in the suburb of Trsat. Ecclesiastical province Its Suffragan bishoprics are : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Gospić–Senj * Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk * Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč i Pula History * Established on 30 April 1920 as the Apostolic Administration of Rijeka, for territory split off from Diocese of Senj–Modruš * Promoted on 25 April 1925 as the Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija, gaining territories from the Diocese of Ljubljana, the Diocese of Senj–Modruš, and the Diocese of Trieste in Italy, from which it had gained additional territory in 1934 * Promoted on 27 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rijeka Cathedral
The St. Vitus Cathedral (, Italian: ''Cattedrale di San Vito'') is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia. In the Middle Ages, the Church of St. Vitus was a small and one-sided, Romanesque church dedicated to the patron saint and protector of Rijeka. It had a semi-circular apse behind the altar, and covered porch. With the arrival of the Jesuits in Rijeka, the cathedral as we see it today was founded in 1638. First, it became the Jesuits' church. When the town of Rijeka became the center of the diocese, and then in 1969 the center of the archbishopric and metropolit, the representative Jesuit's Church of St. Vitus became the Cathedral of Rijeka. The structure is a rotunda, which is unusual in this part of Europe, with elements of Baroque and Gothic, including fine baroque statuary inside. The cathedral was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 100 kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2002. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |