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Roman Catholic Diocese of Makarska

Coordinates: 45°53′53″N 16°50′36″E / 45.8981°N 16.8433°E / 45.8981; 16.8433
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The Diocese of Makarska was a Latin Catholic bishopric from 533 to 590, from 1344 to 1400 and from 1615 until its 1828 merger into the (meanwhile Metropolitan Arch)Diocese of Split-Makarska, which preserves its title.

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History

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  • Established in 533 as Diocese of Makarska / Macarsca (Curiate Italian), on territory split off from the Diocese of Narona.
  • Suppressed in 590, its territory being reassigned partly to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salona (now Split; Croatia), and partly to establish the Diocese of Duvno (Bosnia).
  • Restored in 1344 as Diocese of Makarska / Macarsca (Italian), on territory (re)gained from the above Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salona
  • Suppressed in 1400, merged (back) into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salona (Split)
  • Restored in 1615 as Diocese of Makarska / Macarsca (Italian), regaining its territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salona.
  • In 1663 it (re)gained territory from the suppressed above Diocese of Duvno.
  • In 1735 it lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Bosnia
  • Suppressed on 1828.06.30, merged into the renamed Roman Catholic Diocese of Split–Makarska (absorbing its title and territory), which later became a Metropolitan Archbishopric.

Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite)

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Suffragan Bishops of Makarska

See also

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45°53′53″N 16°50′36″E / 45.8981°N 16.8433°E / 45.8981; 16.8433