Diocese of

Srijem

Serbia Serbia

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Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Srijem (Hrvatski) / Срем (српски језик) / Syrmia (English) / Sirmio (Italiano) / 斯雷姆 (正體中文) / Sirmien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Đakovo–Osijek

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (October 26)

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2008.06.18 – ...):Bishop Đuro Gašparović (72)Bishop Đuro Gašparović (72)
Coadjutor Bishop (2021.10.07 – ...):Bishop Fabijan Svalina (52)Bishop Fabijan Svalina (52)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Srijem (Roman Rite)

Bishop Đuro Gašparović (72)Bishop Đuro Gašparović (72)
(2008.06.18 – ...)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia)

Caritas vincit

Born:1951.06.20 (Golubinci, Croatia)
Ordained Priest:1977.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1996.10.05

Priest of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia) (1977.06.29 – 1996.07.05)

Titular Bishop of Mattiana (1996.07.05 – 2008.06.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Đakovo i Srijem (Croatia) (1996.07.05 – 2008.06.18)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (2008.06.18 – ...)

Bishop Ivan Krstitelj Paxy
(1762.12.20 – 1770.09.10)

Died:1771.12.20

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1762.12.20 – 1770.09.10)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1770.09.10 – 1771.12.20)

Bishop Nicolò Gyvovich
(1752.11.13 – 1762.05.16)

Born:1693.08.01
Ordained Priest:1717.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:1749.06.29
Died:1762.05.16 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Anemurium (1749.05.05 – 1752.11.13)

Coadjutor Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1749.05.05 – 1752.11.13)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1752.11.13 – 1762.05.16)

Bishop Ladislav Szörényi
(1734.02.15 – 1752.11.13)

Born:1670.10.24
Ordained Priest:1697.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:1734.04.04
Died:1752.11.13 († 82)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1734.02.15 – 1752.11.13)

Bishop Gabriel Herman Antun Patačić (later Archbishop)
(1731.02.12 – 1733.09.28)

Born:1699.05
Died:1745.12.05 († 46)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1731.02.12 – 1733.09.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1733.09.28 – 1745.12.05)

Bishop Franjo Vernić
(1717.11.22 – 1729)

Died:1729

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1717.11.22 – 1729)

Bishop Giuseppe Antonio Maria Favini, O.F.M. Conv.
(1703.05.14 – 1709?)

Died:1709?

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1703.05.14 – 1709?)

Bishop Francesco Jany
(1697.07.01 – 1702.04)

Died:1702.04

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1697.07.01 – 1702.04)

Bishop János Kéry, O.S.P.P.E.
(1676.10.24 – 1678.12.05▼)

Died:1685.03.03

Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers) (1657 – 1663)

Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers) (1669 – 1675)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1676.10.24 – 1678.12.05▼)

Bishop of Csanád (Hungary) (1678.12.05 – 1682.06.08)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1682.06.08 – 1685.03.03)

Bishop Joachim Luzinszky
(1674.12.13 – 1678.05.09▼)

Died:1681.02.06

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1674.12.13 – 1678.05.09▼)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1678.05.09 – 1681.02.06)

Fr. János Szaszy
(1668.10.13 – ?▼)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1668.10.13 – ?▼)

Bishop Paul de Tauris-Janschitz, O.F.M.
(1662.09.19 – 1663.08.13▼)

Died:1667.02.01

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1662.09.19 – 1663.08.13▼)

Bishop of Pedena (1663.08.13 – 1667.02.01)

Fr. Petar Jurević
(1654.08.04 – ?▼)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1654.08.04 – ?▼)

Fr. Pietro Mariani
(1653 – ?▼)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1653 – ?▼)

Fr. Andrea de Franciscis
(1652.03.06 – 1653▼)

Died:1653

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1652.03.06 – 1653▼)

Bishop Benedek Kisdy
(1643.10.23 – 1646.04.12▼)

Died:1660.06

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1643.10.23 – 1646.04.12▼)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1646.04.12 – 1648.02.02)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1652.04.08 – 1660.06)

Fr. Mihaly Kopcsányi
(1640 – ?▼)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1640 – ?▼)

Fr. Nicolaus Böjthe
(1637.05.02 – ?▼)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1637.05.02 – ?▼)

Bishop György Jakosics
(1635 – 1638▼)

Died:1648.09.21

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1635 – 1638▼)

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1638 – 1642▼)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1645.09.18 – 1648.09.21)

Bishop Gergely Nagyfalvay
(1624 – 1640.08.13▼)

Died:1643

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1624 – 1640.08.13▼)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1640.08.13 – 1643)

Bishop László Majthénji
(1616.05.18 – 1624?)

Died:1624?

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1616.05.18 – 1624?)

Fr. István Erdődy
(1604 – 1608▼)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1604 – 1608▼)

Bishop Šimun Bratulić, O.S.P.P.E.
(1601.01.15 – 1603.09.13)

Died:1611

Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers) (1593 – 1611)

Auxiliary Bishop of Passau (Germany) (1598 – 1603)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1601.01.15 – 1603.09.13)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1603.09.13 – 1611)

Bishop Demeter Napragdy
(1596 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1596 – ?)

Bishop Miklós Zelniczey Naprady
(1593 – 1596.06.17)

Died:1602

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1593 – 1596.06.17)

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1596.06.17 – 1600.12.15)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1600.12.15 – 1602)

Bishop Štefan da Trnava, O.S.P.P.E.
(1589.03.20 – 1592)

Died:1592

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1589.03.20 – 1592)

Bishop Márton Pethe de Hetes (later Archbishop)
(1582 – 1583.10.26)

Died:1605.10.03

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1582 – 1583.10.26)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1583.10.26 – 1589.01.16)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1589.01.16 – 1600.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1600.12.15 – 1605.10.03)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1600.12.15 – 1605.10.03)

Bishop Petrus Paulinus
(1581 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1581 – ?)

Bishop István Brodarics
(1526.03.11 – 1539.03.30)

Died:1539.11.07

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1526.03.11 – 1539.03.30)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1539.03.30 – 1539.11.07)

Bishop László Macedonay
(1520.12 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1520.12 – ?)

Bishop János Ország de Guth (later Archbishop)
(1505 – 1520)

Died:1532

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1505 – 1520)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1520 – 1532)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1527 – 1529)

Bishop István de Szatmar
(1502.09.02 – 1505)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1502.09.02 – 1505)

Bishop Gabril Polgar (Polner), O.P.
(1502.05.30 – ?)

Bishop of Bosnia (Croatia) (1494.04.07 – 1502)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1502.05.30 – ?)

Bishop Miklós Körösszegi Csáki (Mikuláš de Bačka)
(1499.04.29 – 1501.06.05)

Died:1514

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1499.04.29 – 1501.06.05)

Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) (1501.06.05 – 1503.06.21)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1503.06.21 – 1504.11.15)

Bishop of Csanád (Hungary) (1504.11.15 – 1514)

Bishop Stjepan Crispo
(1490.02.26 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1490.02.26 – ?)

Bishop János Vitéz
(1482.03.31 – 1489.06.03)

Died:1499

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1482.03.31 – 1489.06.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Olomouc (Czechia) (1487 – 1489)

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1489.06.03 – 1499)

Apostolic Administrator of Wien (Austria) (1493 – 1499)

Bishop Boldizsár
(1479.06.10 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1479.06.10 – ?)

Bishop Zsigmond Palóczy
(1475.04.05 – 1480?)

Died:1480?

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1475.04.05 – 1480?)

Bishop Miklós Báthori
(1473.01.08 – 1474.04.22)

Died:1507

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1473.01.08 – 1474.04.22)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1474.04.22 – 1507)

Bishop Orbán
(1460.04.22 – 1465?)

Died:1465?

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1460.04.22 – 1465?)

Bishop Giacomo Piceno, O.F.M.
(1454? – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1454? – ?)

Bishop Konrad Schnosputger, O.E.S.A.
(1433.07.26 – 1436)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1433.07.26 – 1436)

Bishop Jacobus Blasii
(1420.05.13 – 1433)

Died:1433

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1420.05.13 – 1433)

Bishop Ferenc
(1419 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1419 – ?)

Bishop Péter
(1416 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1416 – ?)

Bishop Pál
(1407.03.23 – 1415)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1407.03.23 – 1415)

Bishop Donsa
(1405 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1405 – ?)

Bishop István de Upor
(1402 – 1403.01.19)

Died:1419

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1401.08.16 – 1402)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1402 – 1403.01.19)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1403.01.19 – 1419)

Bishop Pál
(1401 – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1401 – ?)

Bishop Tamás Ludany, O. Cist.
(Apostolic Administrator 1400.03.23 – ?)

Bishop Tamás Ludany, O. Cist.
(1399.02.18 – 1400.03.23)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1399.02.18 – 1400.03.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Srijem (Serbia) (1400.03.23 – ?)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1400.03.23 – 1410)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1421 – 1424)

Bishop László
(1399? – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1399? – ?)

Bishop Gergely Szeri Pósafi
(1394.02.04 – 1397.09.12)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1394.02.04 – 1397.09.12)

Bishop of Csanád (Hungary) (1397.09.12 – 1402)

Bishop János
(1375.01.10 – 1391?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1375.01.10 – 1391?)

Bishop István
(1368.06.28 – 1373?)

Died:1373?

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1368.06.28 – 1373?)

Bishop Demeter Vaskúti (Dömötör) (later Cardinal)
(1364.07.10 – 1368.06.28)

Born: (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:1378.09.18
Died:1387.02.20

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1364.07.10 – 1368.06.28)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1368.06.28 – 1376.01.23)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1376.01.23 – 1378.08.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1378.08.16 – 1381.01.11)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1378.09.18 – 1387.02.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Esztergom (Hungary) (1381.01.11 – 1387.02.20)

Bishop Thomas Benedicti, O.E.S.A.
(1349.12.01 – 1364)

Died:1364

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1349.12.01 – 1364)

Bishop Petrus Becke
(1338 – 1349)

Died:1349

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1338 – 1349)

Bishop Gregorius, O.F.M.
(1334.06.16 – 1336?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1334.06.16 – 1336?)

Bishop Gregorius
(1312 – 1333)

Died:1333

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1312 – 1333)

Bishop Ladislaus
(1309? – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1309? – ?)

Bishop Georgius
(1292? – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1292? – ?)

Bishop Pouka
(1279? – 1291?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1279? – 1291?)

Bishop Joannes
(1262? – 1274?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1262? – 1274?)

Bishop Oliverius
(1247? – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1247? – ?)

Bishop Innocentius
(1232? – ?)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1232? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Srijem (Roman Rite)

Saint Archbishop Methodius (Michael)
(870? – 885.04.06)

Born:815 (Thessalonica, Greece)
Died:885.04.06 (Velehrad, Czechia † 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Srijem (Serbia) (870? – 885.04.06)

Archbishop. Brother of Saint Cyril.

Bishops of Srijem (Roman Rite)

Saint Bishop Ireneus of Sirmium
(? – 304.03.24)

Died:304.03.24 🩸 (Sirmium, Serbia)

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (? – 304.03.24)

Bishop. Martyr.

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (29)

Vrhbosna (↙), Đakovo–Osijek (←), Subotica (↑), Zrenjanin (↗), Beograd (↘)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 4,500 km²

Population: 47,500 Catholics (6.1% of 777,400 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 16 priests (15 diocesan, 1 religious), 8 religious (1 brother, 7 sisters), 2 seminarians

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