Diocese of

Koper

Slovenia Slovenia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Koper / Capodistria (Italiano) / Iustinopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ljubljana

Neighbouring Dioceses: Trieste (↖), Gorizia (↖), Udine (↑), Ljubljana (↗), Poreč i Pula (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Notes: United æque principaliter with Trieste 1828.06.30–1977.10.17

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: sv. Jožef, delavec (May 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 19

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Trg Brolo 11, 6000 Koper, Slovenia

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.11.29 – ...):Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. (63)Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. (63)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

Ordinaries

Bishops of Koper (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. (63)Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. (63)
(2024.11.29 – ...)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia)
Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

S teboj, Mati Marija

Born:1962.06.28 (Beltinci, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1990.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2006.09.10

Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia (2006.05.24 – 2009.11.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia) (2006.05.24 – 2009.11.28)

Bishop of Murska Sobota (Slovenia) (2009.11.28 – 2024.11.29)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia (2022.03.14 [2022.03.24] – ...)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (2024.11.29 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Murska Sobota (Slovenia) (2025.02.01 – 2025.06.18)

Bishop Jurij Bizjak (79)Bishop Jurij Bizjak (79)
(2012.05.26 – 2024.11.29)

Bishop emeritus of Koper (Slovenia)

Pogum, vse ljudstvo v deželi

Born:1947.02.22 (Col, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1971.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2000.07.05

Priest of Koper (Slovenia) (1971.06.29 – 2000.05.13)

Titular Bishop of Gergis (2000.05.13 – 2012.05.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (2000.05.13 – 2012.05.26)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (2012.05.26 – 2024.11.29)

Bishop Metod Pirih
(1987.04.16 – 2012.05.26)

Vate zaupam

Born:1936.05.09 (Lokovec, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1963.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1985.05.27
Died:2021.03.23 (Vipava, Slovenia † 84)

Coadjutor Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1985.03.25 – 1987.04.16)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1987.04.16 – 2012.05.26)

Bishop Janez Jenko
(1977.10.17 – 1987.04.15)

Born:1910.05.05 (Mavcice, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1934.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1964.09.06
Died:1994.12.24 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Acufida (1964.07.17 – 1977.10.17)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1977.10.17 – 1987.04.15)

Archbishop Antonio Santin
(1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28)

Quærite primum regnum Dei

Born:1895.12.09 (Rovinj, Croatia)
Ordained Priest:1918.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:1933.10.29
Died:1981.03.17 (Trieste, Italy † 85)

Bishop of Rijeka–Opatija (Croatia) (1933.08.10 – 1938.05.16)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1938.05.16 – 1975.06.28)

Archbishop ad personam (1963.07.13 – 1981.03.17)

Bishop Luigi Fogar (later Archbishop)
(1923.07.09 – 1936.10.30)

Born:1882.01.27 (Pevma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1907.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:1923.10.14
Died:1971.08.26 (Roma, Italy † 89)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1923.07.09 – 1936.10.30)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1923.07.09 – 1936.10.30)

Titular Archbishop of Patræ (1936.10.30 – 1971.08.26)

Bishop Angelo Bartolomasi (later Archbishop)
(1919.12.15 – 1922.12.11)

Born:1869.05.30 (Pianezza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1892.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:1911.01.15
Died:1959.02.28 (Pianezza, Italy † 89)

Titular Bishop of Derbe (1910.11.24 – 1919.12.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Torino (Italy) (1910.11.24 – 1919.12.15)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1919.12.15 – 1922.12.11)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1919.12.15 – 1922.12.11)

Bishop of Pinerolo (Italy) (1922.12.11 – 1929.04.23)

Archbishop Military Vicar of Italy (Italy) (1929.04.23 – 1944.10.28)

Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palæstina (1929.04.23 – 1959.02.28)

Bishop Andrea Karlin
(1911.02.06 – 1919.12.15)

Born:1857.11.15 (Stara Loka, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1880.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:1911.03.19
Died:1933.03.06 (Maribor, Slovenia † 75)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1911.02.06 – 1919.12.15)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1911.02.06 – 1919.12.15)

Titular Bishop of Themiscyra (1919.12.15 – 1923.06.06)

Bishop of Lavant (Austria) (1923.06.06 – 1933.03.06)

Bishop Franz Xaver Nagl (later Cardinal)
(1902.06.02 – 1910.01.19)

Pacem et veritatem

Born:1855.11.26 (Wien, Austria)
Ordained Priest:1878.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1902.06.15
Created Cardinal:1911.11.27
Died:1913.02.04 (Wien, Austria † 57)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1902.06.02 – 1910.01.19)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1902.06.02 – 1910.01.19)

Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1910.01.19 – 1911.08.05)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1910.01.19 – 1911.08.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1911.08.05 – 1913.02.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1912.12.02 – 1913.02.04)

Bishop Andrea Maria Sterk
(1896.06.25 – 1901.09.17)

Born:1827.01.07 (Velosca d’Istria, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1853.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1894.06.24
Died:1901.09.17 (Trieste, Italy † 74)

Bishop of Krk (Croatia) (1894.05.18 – 1896.06.25)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1896.06.25 – 1901.09.17)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1896.06.25 – 1901.09.17)

Bishop Giovanni Nepomuceno Glavina (later Archbishop)
(1882.07.03 – 1895.12.02)

Born:1828.04.13 (Boršt, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1852.08.17
Consecrated Bishop:1878.10.06
Died:1899.11.10 (Trieste, Italy † 71)

Bishop of Poreč i Pula (Croatia) (1878.09.13 – 1882.07.03)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1882.07.03 – 1895.12.02)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1882.07.03 – 1895.12.02)

Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis (1895.12.02 – 1896.12.03)

Titular Archbishop of Pelusium (1896.12.03 – 1899.11.10)

Bishop Juraj Dobrila
(1875.07.05 – 1882.01.13)

Born:1812.04.16 (Ježenj, Croatia)
Ordained Priest:1837.09.11
Consecrated Bishop:1858.05.02
Died:1882.01.13 (Trieste, Italy † 69)

Bishop of Poreč i Pula (Croatia) (1857.12.21 – 1875.07.05)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1875.07.05 – 1882.01.13)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1875.07.05 – 1882.01.13)

Bishop Bartolomeo Legat
(1846.12.12 – 1875.02.12)

Born:1807.08.16 (Naklo, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1830.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1847.04.11
Died:1875.02.12 (Trieste, Italy † 67)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1846.12.12 – 1875.02.12)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1846.12.12 – 1875.02.12)

Bishop Matteo Raunicher
(1831.09.30 – 1845.11.20)

Born:1776.09.20 (Vače, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1802.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:1831.12.18
Died:1845.11.20 (Trieste, Italy † 69)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1831.09.30 – 1845.11.20)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1831.09.30 – 1845.11.20)

Bishop Antonio Leonardis da Lucinico
(1828.06.30 – 1830.01.14)

Born:1756.05.21 (Gorizia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1779.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:1822.01.06
Died:1830.01.14 (Trieste, Italy † 73)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy) (1821.08.13 – 1828.06.30)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1828.06.30 – 1830.01.14)

Bishop Bonifacio da Ponte, O.S.B. Cam.
(1776.07.15 – 1810.01.06)

Born:1726.04.22 (Venezia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1749.03.01
Consecrated Bishop:1776.07.21
Died:1810.01.06 († 83)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1776.07.15 – 1810.01.06)

Bishop Carlo Camuzi (later Patriarch)
(1756.09.20 – 1776.07.15)

Born:1706.06.30 (Tolmezzo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1729.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1756.10.28
Died:1788.10.06 († 82)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1756.09.20 – 1776.07.15)

Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1776.07.15 – 1781.04.02)

Patriarch of Antioch (1781.04.02 – 1788.10.06)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Sandi
(1747.12.18 – 1756.05.24)

Born:1704.08.06
Ordained Priest:1727.10.06
Consecrated Bishop:1747.12.21
Died:1785.08.12 († 81)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1747.12.18 – 1756.05.24)

Bishop of Belluno (Italy) (1756.05.24 – 1785.08.12)

Bishop Agostino Bruti
(1733.09.28 – 1747.10)

Born:1682.05
Ordained Priest:1707.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:1728.11.28
Died:1747.10 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Cydonia (1728.09.20 – 1733.09.28)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1733.09.28 – 1747.10)

Bishop Anton Maria Borromeo, C.R.
(1713.08.30 – 1733.07.07)

Born:1666.11.23
Ordained Priest:1689.11.20
Consecrated Bishop:1713.09.03
Died:1738.02.24 († 71)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1713.08.30 – 1733.07.07)

Bishop Paolo Naldini, O.E.S.A.
(1686.03.11 – 1713.04.21)

Born:1632.10.15
Ordained Priest:1655.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:1686.03.25
Died:1713.04.21 († 80)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1686.03.11 – 1713.04.21)

Bishop Pier Giulio Dolfin
(1684.06.19 – 1685.04.24)

Born:1634.04.03?
Ordained Priest:1671.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1684.06.24
Died:1685.04.24 († 51)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1684.06.19 – 1685.04.24)

Bishop Francesco Zeno
(1660.02.16 – 1680.08.14)

Consecrated Bishop:1660.02.22
Died:1680.08.14

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1660.02.16 – 1680.08.14)

Bishop Baldassarre Bonifazio
(1653.11.23 – 1659)

Born:1585?
Consecrated Bishop:1653.11.30
Died:1659 († 74)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1653.11.23 – 1659)

Bishop Pietro Morari
(1632.09.20 – 1653)

Born:1582?
Ordained Priest:1614
Consecrated Bishop:1632.10.10
Died:1653 († 71)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1632.09.20 – 1653)

Bishop Girolamo Rusca, O.P.
(1620.04.29 – 1632)

Born:1569?
Died:1632 († 63)

Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) (1611.12.05 – 1620.04.29)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1620.04.29 – 1632)

Bishop Girolamo Contarini
(1600.05.15 – 1619.10.09)

Died:1619.10.09

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1600.05.15 – 1619.10.09)

Bishop Giovanni Ingenerio
(1576.12.03 – 1600.01.13)

Born:1522?
Consecrated Bishop:1577.12.15
Died:1600.01.13 († 77)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1576.12.03 – 1600.01.13)

Patriarch Antonius Elio (Hélia)
(1572.07.30 – 1576?)

Born:1506 (Koper, Slovenia)
Died:1576? (Koper, Slovenia † 70)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1548.08.17 – 1566)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1558.07.20 – 1576?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1572.07.30 – 1576?)

Bishop Adriano Bereti, O.P.
(1566.04.26 – 1572.03.07)

Born:1506.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:1566.04.26
Died:1572.03.07 († 65)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1566.04.26 – 1572.03.07)

Bishop Domenico Stella, O.P.
(1549.11.10 – 1566.01.06)

Consecrated Bishop:1544.05.18
Died:1566.01.06

Bishop of Lavello (Italy) (1547.04.22 – 1549.11.10)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1549.11.10 – 1566.01.06)

Bishop Pierpaolo Vergerio
(1536.09.06 – 1549.07.03)

Born:1497
Consecrated Bishop:1545.12
Died:1565.10.06 († 67)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1533 – 1535)

Bishop of Modruš (Croatia) (1536.05.05 – 1536.09.06)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1536.09.06 – 1549.07.03)

Bishop Defendente Valvassori
(1529.04.18 – 1536)

Consecrated Bishop:1529.07.18
Died:1536

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1529.04.18 – 1536)

Bishop Bartolomeo da Sonica, O.P.
(1503.04.05 – 1529.04.13)

Died:1529.04.13

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1503.04.05 – 1529.04.13)

Bishop Giacomo Valaresso
(1482.08.30 – 1503.03.09)

Died:1503.03.09

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1482.08.30 – 1503.03.09)

Bishop Simone Vosich
(1475.11.26 – 1482.08)

Died:1482.08

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1475.11.26 – 1482.08)

Archbishop Šimun Vosić
(1473.11.26 – 1482.08)

Died:1482.08

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) (1461.10.26 – 1473.11.26)

Titular Archbishop of Patrasso (1473.11.26 – 1482.08)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1473.11.26 – 1482.08)

Bishop Pietro Bagnacavallo
(1472.09.16 – 1475)

Died:1475

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1472.09.16 – 1475)

Bishop Gabriele Gabrieli
(1448.04.19 – 1471)

Died:1471

Bishop of Modone (Greece) (1432.12.15 – 1448.04.19)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1448.04.19 – 1471)

Bishop Francesco Servandi, O.P.
(1428.02.24 – 1448.03.29)

Died:1448.03.29

Bishop of Arba (Croatia) (1423.05.07 – 1428.02.24)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1428.02.24 – 1448.03.29)

Bishop Martinus Bernardini, O.E.S.A. (later Archbishop)
(1424.07.14 – 1428.02.23)

Died:1452.03.16

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1424.07.14 – 1428.02.23)

Bishop of Modone (Greece) (1428.02.23 – 1430.09.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfù (Greece) (1430.09.25 – 1452)

Bishop Geremia Pola
(1420.12.04 – 1424)

Consecrated Bishop:1421.03.30
Died:1424

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1420.12.04 – 1424)

Bishop Cristoforo Zeno
(1411.06.16 – 1420)

Died:1420

Bishop of Chioggia (Italy) (1410.03.03 – 1411.06.16)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1411.06.16 – 1420)

Bishop Giacomo Loredan
(1390 – 1411.04.22)

Died:1411.04.22

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1390 – 1411.04.22)

Bishop Lodovico Morosini
(1367 – 1390.11.21)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1367 – 1390.11.21)

Bishop of Modone (Greece) (1390.11.21 – ?)

Blessed Bishop Francesco Querini (later Patriarch)
(1349.03.30 – 1355)

Died:1372.06.30

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1349.03.30 – 1355)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Crete (Greece) (1364.07.05 – 1367.12.22)

Patriarch of Grado (Italy) (1367.12.22 – 1372.06.30)

Patriarch.

Bishop Orso Delfino (later Patriarch)
(1347.11.05 – 1349.03.30)

Died:1367.12.04

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1347.11.05 – 1349.03.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Crete (Greece) (1349.03.30 – 1361.11.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece) (1361.11.05 – 1363)

Patriarch of Grado (Italy) (1361.11.05 – 1367.12.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Modone (Greece) (1363.03.06 – 1367.12.04)

Bishop Marco Semitecolo
(1334.11.26 – 1342?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1334.11.26 – 1342?)

Bishop Ugone da Vich
(1328 – 1334)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1328 – 1334)

Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (Italy) (1334 – 1342)

Bishop Tommaso Contarini
(1317 – 1327)

Died:1327

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1317 – 1327)

Bishop Pietro Manolesso, O.F.M.
(1301? – ?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1301? – ?)

Bishop Vitale
(1283.10.28 – 1300?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1283.10.28 – 1300?)

Bishop Buono
(1279 – 1283)

Died:1283

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1279 – 1283)

Bishop Papo
(1275 – ?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1275 – ?)

Bishop Azzo
(1271 – ?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1271 – ?)

Bishop Bernardo
(Apostolic Administrator 1152 – 1184)

Bishop Bernardo
(Apostolic Administrator 1141 – 1152)

Bishop Detemaro
(Apostolic Administrator 1134 – 1141)

Bishop Artuico
(Apostolic Administrator 1115 – ?)

Bishop Herenicius
(Apostolic Administrator 1106 – 1114)

Bishop Eriberto
(Apostolic Administrator 1050 – 1082)

Bishop Adalgero
(Apostolic Administrator 1031 – 1039)

Bishop Giovanni
(Apostolic Administrator 1015 – 1017)

Bishop Ricolfo
(Apostolic Administrator 1006 – 1017)

Bishop Iltigario
(Apostolic Administrator 802 – 814)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Trieste (↖), Gorizia (↖), Udine (↑), Ljubljana (↗), Poreč i Pula (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,386 km²

Population: 172,200 Catholics (63.0% of 273,335 total)

Pastoral Centres: 100 parishes

Personnel: 138 priests (117 diocesan, 21 religious), 3 deacons, 49 religious (23 brothers, 26 sisters), 3 seminarians

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