Archdiocese of Bar (Antivari)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bar
  • Latin Name: Antibarensis
  • Erected: 9th Century
  • Country: Montenegro

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni de Plano Carpini, O.F.M. † ( 1248 Appointed - 1 Aug 1252 Died)
• Geoffroy , O.F.M. † (12 Apr 1253 Appointed - )
• Mihailo † (22 Nov 1282 Appointed - )
• Marin Petrov Žaretić † (21 Jun 1301 Appointed - 1306 Died)
• Andrija , O.F.M. † ( 1307 Appointed - 1324 Resigned)
• Guillaume Adam, O.P. † (26 Oct 1324 Appointed - 1341 Died)
• Jean Zaulini † (17 Dec 1341 Appointed - 1348 Died)
• Dominique † (31 Jan 1349 Appointed - 1360 Died)
• Stefano † (26 Oct 1360 Appointed - 1363 Died)
• Giovanni , O.P. † (12 Jun 1363 Appointed - )
• Giovanni (Andrea) di Lepore † (18 May 1373 Appointed - )
• Antonio † (30 Jul 1382 Appointed - 15 Feb 1391 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Bosa)
• Raymundo , O.S.A. † (22 Feb 1391 Appointed - 1395 Died)
• Ludovico Bonito † ( 1395 Appointed - 22 May 1396 Confirmed, Archbishop of Thessalonica)
• Marino da Dulcigno † (22 Dec 1395 Appointed - 1420 Died)
• Giovanni Balzan † (20 Mar 1420 Appointed - 1422 Resigned)
• Petar Span † (14 Dec 1422 Appointed - 1448 Resigned)
• André da Mule, O.F.M. † (19 Apr 1448 Appointed - )
• Marcus † (4 Sep 1460 Confirmed - 1461 Died)
• Šimun Vosić (Vossich) † (26 Oct 1461 Appointed - 26 Nov 1473 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Capodistria (Capo d’Istria)(Koper))
• Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis) † (26 Nov 1473 Appointed - 5 Sep 1485 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Torcello (Turris))
• Filippo Gaio † (16 Sep 1485 Appointed - 1509 Died)
• Jerome de Montagna † (27 Sep 1509 Appointed - 1517 Died)
• Lorenzo Boschetti † (11 Sep 1517 Appointed - 1525 Resigned)
• Giovanni dei Tagliacozzi † ( 1525 Appointed - 1528 Died)
• Luigi Cherigato (Chierepati), O.F.M. † (11 May 1528 Appointed - 1551 Resigned)
• Giovanni Bruno † (15 Jun 1551 Appointed - 7 Oct 1571 Died)
• Ambroz Antun Kapić (Capizzi), O.F.M. Obs. † (9 Jan 1579 Appointed - 31 Aug 1598 Died)
• Toma Ursini, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Feb 1599 Appointed - 1607 Died)
• Marino Bizzi (Bici) † (4 Feb 1608 Appointed - 16 Sep 1624 Resigned)
• Pietro Massarecchius † (16 Sep 1624 Appointed - 1635 Died)
• Giorgio Bianchi † (1 Oct 1635 Appointed - 14 Nov 1644 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sapë)
• Francesco Leonardi † (28 Nov 1644 Appointed - 1646 Died)
• Giuseppe Maria Bonaldi, O.P. † (10 Sep 1646 Appointed - Nov 1653 Died)
• Marco Crisio † (14 Jun 1655 Appointed - 1656 Died)
• Andreas Zmajević † (23 Feb 1671 Appointed - 7 Sep 1694 Died)
• Marcus Giorga † (18 Jun 1696 Appointed - 1700 Died)
• Vincent Zmajević † (18 Apr 1701 Appointed - 22 May 1713 Appointed, Archbishop of Zadar (Zara))
• Egidio Quinto, O.F.M. Ref. † (8 Feb 1719 Appointed - 1 Jun 1722 Died)
• Matija Juraj Įtukanović † (1 Jun 1722 Appointed - 13 Dec 1745 Died)
• Marko Lučić † (9 Mar 1746 Appointed - 7 Jul 1749 Died)
• Lazzaro Vladagni † (21 Jul 1749 Appointed - 4 Feb 1786 Died)
• Gjergji Junki (Giunchi) † (24 Jul 1786 Appointed - 26 Jan 1787 Died)
• Gjergj Engjëll Radovani † (23 Apr 1787 Appointed - 15 Nov 1790 Died)
• Francesco Borzi † (11 Apr 1791 Appointed - 11 Feb 1823 Died)
• Vincent Battucci † (13 Jan 1824 Appointed - 6 Mar 1852 Died)
• Karl Pooten † (31 Aug 1855 Appointed - 15 Jan 1886 Died)
• Šimun Milinović, O.F.M. Obs. † (8 Oct 1886 Appointed - 24 Mar 1910 Died)
• Nicolas Dobrecić † (16 Jan 1912 Appointed - 14 Nov 1955 Died)
• Aleksandar Tokic † (14 Nov 1955 Succeeded - 6 May 1979 Died)
• Petar Perkolić † (6 May 1979 Succeeded - 27 Jun 1998 Retired)
• Zef Gashi, S.D.B. (27 Jun 1998 Appointed - 5 Apr 2016 Retired)
• Rrok Gjonlleshaj (5 Apr 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Bar (Antivari)
1950	25,890			23	2	25	1,035				20	ap1951
1959	22,276	331,800	6.7%	13	2	15	1,485			58	19	ap1960
1970	24,000	470,000	5.1%	12	4	16	1,500		4	87	16	ap1971
1980	16,690	535,190	3.1%	10	10	20	834		14	68	19	ap1981
1990	17,230	538,000	3.2%	6	12	18	957		13	52	19	ap1991
1999	16,000	520,000	3.1%	4	8	12	1,333		8	35	19	ap2000
2000	16,000	520,000	3.1%	4	9	13	1,230		9	35	19	ap2001
2001	15,000	520,000	2.9%	4	7	11	1,363	1	7	47	19	ap2002
2002	14,500	520,000	2.8%	6	7	13	1,115		7	41	19	ap2003
2003	14,400	521,000	2.8%	5	7	12	1,200		7	31	19	ap2004
2004	11,512	521,000	2.2%	5	8	13	885		12	34	19	ap2005
2006	11,512	521,000	2.2%	5	8	13	885		8	36	19	ap2007
2012	11,227	631,000	1.8%	7	7	14	801		7	30	19	ap2013
2015	11,155	629,000	1.8%	7	7	14	796		7	30	19	ap2016
2018	12,000	632,000	1.9%	6	6	12	1,000		6	32	19	ap2019
2020	12,000	630,000	1.9%	7	7	14	857		8	32	19	ap2021
2022	12,000	630,000	1.9%	10	7	17	705		8	32	19	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Zef Gashi, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1998 to 5 Apr 2016)
• Rrok Gjonlleshaj (Archbishop: 5 Apr 2016 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Guillaume Adam, O.P. † (Archbishop: 26 Oct 1324 to 1341)
• Giovanni Balzan † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1420 to 1422)
• Vincent Battucci † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1824 to 6 Mar 1852)
• Giorgio Bianchi † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1635 to 14 Nov 1644)
• Marino Bizzi (Bici) † (Archbishop: 4 Feb 1608 to 16 Sep 1624)
• Giuseppe Maria Bonaldi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Sep 1646 to Nov 1653)
• Ludovico Bonito † (Archbishop: 1395 to 22 May 1396)
• Francesco Borzi † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1791 to 11 Feb 1823)
• Lorenzo Boschetti † (Archbishop: 11 Sep 1517 to 1525)
• Giovanni Bruno † (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1551 to 7 Oct 1571)
• Gabriele Capaccio, O.F.M. Ref. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1867 to 1 Jan 1878)
• Luigi Cherigato (Chierepati), O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 11 May 1528 to 1551)
• Marco Crisio † (Archbishop: 14 Jun 1655 to 1656)
• André da Mule, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1448 - )
• Nicolas Dobrecić † (Priest: 1 Jan 1898; Archbishop: 16 Jan 1912 to 14 Nov 1955)
• Marino da Dulcigno † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1395 to 1420)
• Filippo Gaio † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1485 to 1509)
• Marcus Giorga † (Archbishop: 18 Jun 1696 to 1700)
• Pasquale Guerini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1879 to 23 Nov 1886)
• Gjergji Junki (Giunchi) † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1786 to 26 Jan 1787)
• Ambroz Antun Kapić (Capizzi), O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 9 Jan 1579 to 31 Aug 1598)
• Francesco Leonardi † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1644 to 1646)
• Giovanni (Andrea) di Lepore † (Archbishop: 18 May 1373)
• Marko Lučić † (Deacon: 21 May 1712; Priest: 17 Jul 1712 to 24 Sep 1731; Archbishop: 9 Mar 1746 to 7 Jul 1749)
• Pietro Massarecchius † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1624 to 1635)
• Šimun Milinović, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 8 Oct 1886 to 24 Mar 1910)
• Jerome de Montagna † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1509 to 1517)
• Petar Perkolić † (Priest: 18 Mar 1945; Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Dec 1978; Archbishop: 6 May 1979 to 27 Jun 1998)
• Giovanni de Plano Carpini, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1248 to 1 Aug 1252)
• Karl Pooten † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Feb 1844; Archbishop: 31 Aug 1855 to 15 Jan 1886)
• Egidio Quinto, O.F.M. Ref. † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1719 to 1 Jun 1722)
• Gjergj Engjëll Radovani † (Archbishop: 23 Apr 1787 to 15 Nov 1790)
• Petar Span † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1422 to 1448)
• Matija Juraj Įtukanović † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1722 to 13 Dec 1745)
• Giovanni dei Tagliacozzi † (Archbishop: 1525 to 1528)
• Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis) † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1473 to 5 Sep 1485)
• Aleksandar Tokic † (Priest: 27 Mar 1937; Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Jan 1952; Archbishop: 14 Nov 1955 to 6 May 1979)
• Toma Ursini, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 17 Feb 1599 to 1607)
• Lazzaro Vladagni † (Archbishop: 21 Jul 1749 to 4 Feb 1786)
• Šimun Vosić (Vossich) † (Archbishop: 26 Oct 1461 to 26 Nov 1473)
• Marin Petrov Žaretić † (Archbishop: 21 Jun 1301 to 1306)
• Jean Zaulini † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1341 to 1348)
• Andreas Zmajević † (Archbishop: 23 Feb 1671 to 7 Sep 1694)
• Vincent Zmajević † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1701 to 22 May 1713)
• Andrija , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 1307 to 1324)
• Antonio † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1382 to 15 Feb 1391)
• Dominique † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1349 to 1360)
• Geoffroy , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 12 Apr 1253)
• Giovanni , O.P. † (Archbishop: 12 Jun 1363)
• Marcus † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1460 to 1461)
• Mihailo † (Archbishop: 22 Nov 1282)
• Raymundo , O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 22 Feb 1391 to 1395)
• Stefano † (Archbishop: 26 Oct 1360 to 1363)

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