Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto

Diocese of Novo Mesto Dioecesis Novae Urbis Škofija Novo mesto
Saint Nicholas' Cathedral, Novo Mesto
Location
Country	Slovenia
Ecclesiastical province	Ljubljana
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Statistics
Area	2,160 km2 (830 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 159,595 137,424 (86.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 April 2006
Cathedral	Saint Nicholas' Cathedral, Novo Mesto
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Andrej Saje
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stane Zore
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

History

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

Leadership

• Bishops of Novo Mesto (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Andrej Glavan (7 April 2006 – 30 June 2021)
  • Bishop Andrej Saje (30 June 2021 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Slovenia

External links

• Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto at Wikimedia Commons
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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