The Diocese of Sisak (Croatian: Sisačka biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Sisciensis) is a Latin Church diocese in the Sisak-Moslavina region, Croatia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb.
Diocese of Sisak
Dioecesis Sisciensis
Sisačka biskupija
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Location | |
Country | Croatia |
Ecclesiastical province | Zagreb |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,500 km2 (2,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 198,156 163,844 (82.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Sisak Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vlado Košić |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Josip Bozanić |
Its cathedral is Katedrala Uzvišenja sv. Križa, dedicated to Exaltation of the Holy Cross, in the episcopal seeofSisak, which also has a minor basilica: Bazilika Sv. Kvirina, dedicated to saint and martyr Quirinus of Sescia, the first bishop of the diocese.
As of 2014[update], it pastorally served 163,844 Catholics (82.7% of 198,156 total) on 5,500 km2 in 77 parishes with 63 priests (43 diocesan, 20 religious), 102 lay religious (20 brothers, 82 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
45°29′03″N 16°22′21″E / 45.4843°N 16.3725°E / 45.4843; 16.3725
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