Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper

Roman Catholic diocese in Slovenia

Diocese of Koper Dioecesis Iustinopolitana Škofija Koper

Koper Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Slovenia
Ecclesiastical province	Ljubljana
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Statistics
Area	4,386 km² (1,693 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 266,403 181,230 (68%)
Parishes	100
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary's Assumption, Koper (Slovene: Stolna cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja)
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica (Konkatedrala Kristusa Odrešenika)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jurij Bizjak
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stane Zore
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Koper (Latin: Dioecesis Iustinopolitana; Slovene: Škofija Koper; Italian: Diocesi di Capodistria) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in southwestern Slovenia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Ljubljana. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and is located in the Adriatic port town of Koper. A co-cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, located in Nova Gorica, gained its status in 2004. The Latin name of the diocese, Dioecesis Iustinopolitana, is due to the fact that Koper was in the past name Justinopolis in honour of the Byzantine emperor Justinian II.

History

October 17, 1977: Established as Diocese of Koper from the Diocese of Trieste–Koper, Italy

Special churches

Cathedrals

- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Koper
- Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica

Minor Basilicas

- Romarska cerkev (bazilika) Marijinega vnebovzetja, Solkan (Sveta Gora)

Leadership

Bishops of Koper (Roman rite)

- 1 Janez Jenko (17 October 1977 – 15 April 1987)
  - Metod Pirih, coadjutor bishop (25 March 1985 – 16 April 1987)
- 2 Metod Pirih (16 April 1987 – 26 May 2012)
  - Jurij Bizjak, auxiliary, titular bishop of Gergis (13 May 2000 – 26 May 2012)
- 3 Jurij Bizjak (since 26 May 2012)