Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor

Diocese of Kotor

Dioecesis Catharensis

Которска шкофија
Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, Kotor
Location
Country Montenegro
Ecclesiastical provinceSplit-Makarska
Statistics
Area674 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 95,000
  • 8,180 (8.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10th Century
CathedralCathedral of Saint Tryphon
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMladen Vukšić
Metropolitan ArchbishopZdenko Križić
Bishops emeritusIlija Janjić
Map

Map of Montenegro
  Diocese of Kotor

The Diocese of Kotor (Montenegrin: Которска бискупија, romanized: Kotorska biskupija; Croatian: Kotorska biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Catharensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Bay of Kotor and Municipality of Budva area in Montenegro. It is centered in the city of Kotor (Cattaro). It was erected as a diocese in the 10th century. The current bishop is Mladen Vukšić.

The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor.