The Diocese of Dubrovnik (); or Ragusa () is a

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of the

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in southern

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."Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016 "Diocese of Dubrovnik"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016 The diocese is centred in the city of

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovni ...

. It was first erected in 990. From 1120 to 1828 it was elevated to the status of archdiocese. By papal bull ''

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'' it was degraded to the level of a diocese in 1828. The Cathedral of Assumption in Dubrovnik was built in 1713 after the previous cathedral was destroyed in an

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. Current bishop Roko Glasnović is head of the diocese. He was appointed by

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in 2021. Dubrovnik's patron saint is

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(locally called ''Sveti Vlaho'').

Dubrovnik bishops

* Fabriciano (530) * Florenzio (?–593 deposed) :... * Vitale (1074) :... *

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(1189–1218 Died)"Archbishop Bernard"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 :... * Aleardo, O.F.M. (13th century appointed

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) :... * Bartolomeo (? – 8 July 1317 Appointed,

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) * Benedek (1317 – ?) :... *

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(1385–1387 Appointed,

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)"Archbishop Maffiolus de Lampugnano"
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, O.P. (1388–1393) *

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(1393–1402 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Manfredonia) *

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(1402–1408) * ''Beato''

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 September 2016"Blessed Cardinal Giovanni Dominici, O.P."
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, O.F.M. (1414–1440?) *

Bongiovanni da Recanati Bongiovanni da Recanati or Giacomo Veneri de Racaneto (died 1460) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1440–1460).

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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 September 2016 * Francesco Petri, O.S.M. (1460–?) * Antonio degli Agli (1465–1467) (''not possessed'') Appointed,

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"Archbishop Antonio degli Agli"
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, C.R.S.A. (1467–1470 Died)"Archbishop Timoteo Maffei, C.R.S.A."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 28 September 2016 * Giovanni Venier (1470–1490 Died)"Archbishop Giovanni Venier"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 8 August 2016 * Rainaldo Graziani, O.F.M. (1510–1520) * Filippo Trivulzio (1521–1543) * Panfilo Strassoldo (1544–1545) *

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(1545–1553) later

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* Sebastiano Portico (1553–1555 appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Foligno) *

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(Beccadelli) (1555–1572 Died) *

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(1572–1575 Died) *

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(1575–1579 Resigned) * Gerolamo Matteucci (1579–1583 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Sarno) * Raffaele Bonelli (1583–1588 Died) *

Paolo Alberi Paolo Alberi (also Paolo Albero) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1588–1591). ''(in Latin)''

(1588–1591 Resigned) * Aurelio Novarini,

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(1591–1602 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of San Marco)"Archbishop Aurelio Novarini, O.F.M. Conv."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 * Fabio Tempestivi (1602–1616 Died)"Archbishop Fabio Tempestivi"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 * Vincenzo Lanteri, C.O. (1616–1628 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Veroli) * Tommaso Cellesi (1628–1633 Died) * Antonio Severoli (1634–1639 Resigned) * Bernardino Larizza (1640–1647 Died) *

Pompeo Mignucci Pompeo Mignucci, O.S.H. (1597–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acquapendente (1650–1654) and Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1617–1650). ''(in Latin)''O.S.Io.Hieros. The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), is a Catholic military order. It was founded in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century and had headquarters there u ...

(1647–1650 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Acquapendente) *

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(1650–1664 Died) * Pietro de Torres (1665–1689 Appointed, Archbishop of (personal title) Potenza) *

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, O.S.M. (1689–1693 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Assisi) * Placido Scoppa (Stoppa) C.R. (1693–1699 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Venosa) * Tommaso Antonio Scotti (1701–1708 Died) * Andrea Roberti (1708–1713 Appointed, Archbishop (personal title) of Policastro) *Giovanni Battista Conventati, C.O. (26 Feb 1714 – 3 Jul 1720 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze) * Raimondo Gallani O.P. (1722–1727 Died) * Felipe Iturbide (Yturibe), O.Carm. (1727–1728 Resigned) * Angelo Franchi, O.F.M. (1728–1751 Died) * Hijacint Marija Milković O.P. (1752–1756 Died) * Arcangelo Lupi, O.P. (1757–1766 Died) * Nicola Pugliesi (1767–1777 Resigned) * Gregorio Lazzari

(1777–1792 Died) * Ludovico Spagnoletti, O.F.M. Obs. (1792–1799 Died) * Nikola Bani (Ban) (1800–1815 Died) ** ''Vacant seat (1815–1828)'' *

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(Antonio Giuriceo) (1830–1842 Died) *

Toma Jederlinić Toma Jederlinić (29 September 1798 – 11 August 1855) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik and the apostolic administrator of Roman Catholic Diocese of Trebin ...

(1843–1855 Died) *

Vinko Zubranić Vinko Zubranić or Vinko Čubranić (28 January 1802 – 15 November 1870) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Kotor from 1854 until 1856 and the bishop of Dubrovnik from 1856 until his death in 1870. B ...

(1856–1872 Died) *

Ivan Zaffron Ivan Zaffron (; 8 June 1807 – 16 September 1881) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Šibenik from 1863 until 1872 and bishop of Dubrovnik and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan from 1872 until his ...

(Zoffran) (1872–1881 Died) *

Mato Vodopić Mato Vodopić (13 December 1816 – 13 March 1893) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Dubrovnik from 1882 until he died in 1893 and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan from 1882 until 1890. He wrote poem ...

(1882–1893 Died) * Josip Grgur Marčelić (Giuseppe Gregorio Marčelić) (1894–1928 Died) * Josip Marija Carević (1929–1940 Resigned) * Pavao Butorac (1950–1966 Died) * Severin Pernek (1967–1989 Resigned) *

Želimir Puljić Želimir Puljić (7 March 1947) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Zadar from 2010 to 2023 and bishop of Dubrovnik from 1989 to 2010. He briefly served as the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese ...

(1989–2010 Appointed,

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(24 January 2011 – 4 November 2020, appointed Archbishop Copadjutor of Rijeka) *

Roko Glasnović Bishop Roko Glasnović (born 2 July 1978) is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who currently serves as a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik since 30 November 2021. Early life and education Bishop Glasnović was born into a Kosovo ...

(since 30 November 2021)

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