Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto

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The Diocese of Novo Mesto (Latin: Dioecesis Novae Urbis; Slovene: Škofija Novo mesto) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Novo Mesto in the ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

Diocese of Novo Mesto

Dioecesis Novae Urbis

Škofija Novo mesto
Location
CountrySlovenia
Ecclesiastical provinceLjubljana
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Ljubljana
Statistics
Area2,160 km2 (830 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
159,595
137,424 (86.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 April 2006
CathedralSaint Nicholas' Cathedral, Novo Mesto
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAndrej Saje
Metropolitan ArchbishopStane Zore
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

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  • April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Novo Mesto from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana
 
Bishop Andrej Glavan

Leadership

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