Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis

Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis) Hvarsko-bračko-viška biskupija
File:Hvar church.jpg Hvar Cathedral
Location
Country	Croatia
Ecclesiastical province	Split-Makarska
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 25,865 22,931 (88.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1147
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hvar
Patron saint	Saint Stephen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Slobodan Štambuk
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marin Barišić Archbishop of Split-Makarska
Website
hvar.hbk.hr

The Roman Catholic diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis (Croatian: Hvarsko-bračko-viška biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)) is a diocese in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia.

The diocese was established in 1147 after the Venetian conquest of the island. The seat of the bishop was set up in Stari Grad, and the present-day Church of St. Stephen was its cathedral. The first bishop was Zadranin Martin I. Manzavini.

The new diocese was initially subject to the Archbishop of Zadar who was already under Venetian control. In 1180, the island of Hvar fell to King Bela III of Hungary and Croatia, who transferred the diocese to the archdiocese of Split in 1185.

In 1278 the seat of the diocese was transferred to Hvar which under pressure from Venice was then being developed into the major town on the island.

It is also known as the diocese of Lesina.

External links

• Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis at Catholic-Hierarchy.org