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Juraj Parčić
Georgius Parchich (, , ; 1658–1703) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nona (1690–1703). Biography Georgius Parchich was born in Šibenik, Sebenico (Šibenik), Republic of Venice (now Croatia) on 28 April 1658. Wikipedia:SPS, On 8 May 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Nona (). On 4 June 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Francesco Martelli, titular Archbishop of ''Corinthus'', and Victor Augustinus Ripa, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators. During his office, he informed Rome on the large community of Orthodox in his bishopric, and sought for Rome to send missionaries to Catholicise (Uniatise) them. He called the inhabitants of Budin (a former settlement in Posedarje area) the "worst Schismatic [Orthodox] people". When notable ''hajduk'' Ilija Janković Mitrović died in 1692, Parchich came to his funeral at Islam Grčki, despite the fact that Mitrov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
