The Diocese of Senj-Modruš (, , ) was located in the historical Kingdom of Croatia, while it was in personal union with

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, and it was

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. The year of its foundation is not known. Miraeus, about 1150-1160, was the first bishop. The See of

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(Modrus) was established at

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(Latin: ''Corbavia'') in Lika region in 1185.

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(1458-1464) moved the former see from Krbava to

, as it suffered from the advance of the Turks. From that time it was known as the See of Modruš.

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united the See of

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with that of Modruš.

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in 1836 confirmed this union "per aequalitatem". Until 1600 the see was suffragan of

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, later of

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, then of

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; since 1852 it was suffragan of Zagreb. The diocese consisted of

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

, of some parts of the "Komitat" of Zagreb, and of the

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. It was divided into five archdeaneries and fifteen vice-archdeaneries, and 137 parishes. The language at Mass and during the services was

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, by reason of a

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. There were two chapters which belonged to Senj and to Modruš, and one collegiate chapter at Rijeka. The seminary was situated at Senj; it was established by Bishop Mirko Ožegović in 1857.

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, a place of pilgrimage, was situated in the neighbourhood of Rijeka. In 1969 the Diocese of Senj was joined with the Diocese of Rijeka to form the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj. In 2000 the Diocese of Senj was restoŕed as

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Bishops

Diocese of Modruš (1460-1630)

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(October 1461-unknown) * Christophe de Ragusa (29 May 1480-unknown) *

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(5 May 1536 – 6 September 1536) appointed Bishop of Capodistria,

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Diego de Loaysa Diego de Loaysa, Canons Regular, CRSA was a prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Senj-Modruš, Roman Catholic Diocese of Modruš, Croatia, from 1538 until 1549. He was known fo ...

(11 March 1538 – 1549) resigned *

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, OSB (15 February 1547 – 4 June 1548) appointed

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Diocese of Senj-Modruš (1630-1969)

* Giovanni Battista Agatich, OSA (17 July 1617 – 30 October 1640) died * Pietro Mariani (18 April 1644 – 30 July 1665) died *

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(22 August 1667 – 1677) died * Hyacinthus Dimitri, OP (13 January 1681 – 5 July 1686) died *

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(8 May 1690 – 1698) died *

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(30 March 1699 Confirmed - 14 January 1704 Confirmed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram)) *

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(10 March 1704 Confirmed - December 1708 Died) *

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(26 September 1712-July 1717) died * Nicolaus Pohmajevich (6 April 1718 – 9 February 1730) died * Giovanni Antonio Benzoni (2 October 1730 – 3 December 1745) died * Georgius Wolfgangus Chiolich (18 April 1746 – 3 January 1764) died * Pio Manzador, B (26 November 1764 – 15 March 1773) appointed Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen * Joannes Baptist Caballini (15 March 1773 – 25 May 1782) died * Aldrago Antonio de Piccardi (14 February 1785 – 13 September 1789) died * Joannes Baptist Jesich (13 September 1789 – 6 May 1833) died * Emerik Osegovich Barlabassevecz † (23 June 1834 – 8 January 1869) died *

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(8 January 1869 – 21 September 1875) resigned *

Juraj Posilović Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. The English equivalent of the name is George. Notable people * Juraj Chmiel (born 1960), Czech diplomat and politician * Juraj Dobrila (1812–18 ...

(26 June 1876 – 18 May 1894) appointed

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(5 September 1895 – 8 February 1908) died *

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(24 May 1910 – 2 July 1914) died *

Josip Marušić Josip () is a male given name largely found among Croats and Slovenes, a cognate of Joseph. In Croatia, the name Josip was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959, and has stayed among the top ten most common ones thro ...

(16 June 1915 – 18 April 1930) died *

Ivan Starčević Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bul ...

(1 July 1932 – 24 November 1934) died *

Viktor Burić Viktor Burić (6 September 1897 – 20 August 1983) was a Croatian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Viktor Burić was born in Rijeka, Croatia, on 6 September 1897, and was ordained on 27 June 1920. Monsignor Burić served as secreta ...

(21 May 1935 – 20 August 1969) appointed Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj ''Source:''

References

External links

GCatholic.org

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