The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula (Croatian: Porečko-pulska biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis; Italian: Diocesi di Parenzo e Pola) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of RijekaonIstria peninsula, in Croatia.[1][2]
Diocese of Poreč and Pula
Dioecesis Parentina et Polensis
Porečko-pulska biskupija
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| Location | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rijeka |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rijeka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,839 km2 (1,096 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 210,114 164,480 (78.3%) |
| Parishes | 78 |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Euphrasian BasilicainPoreč |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryinPula |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ivan Štironja |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mate Uzinić |
| Bishops emeritus | Ivan Milovan, Bishop Emeritus (1997–2012) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The cathedral episcopal see is Euphrasian Basilica, a Minor basilica and World Heritage Site in the city of Poreč. The Co-Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryinPula. There are two more former cathedrals: Crkva Sv. Pelagije, in Novigrad, and Crkva Navještenja BDM, in Pićan.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 169,048 Catholics (79.5% of 212,561 total) on 2,839 km2 in 135 parishes with 108 priests (94 diocesan, 14 religious), 1 deacon, 78 lay religious (48 brothers, 30 sisters) and 6 seminarians.
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