Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje

The Diocese of Celje (Latin: Dioecesis Celeiensis; Slovene: Škofija Celje) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Celje in the ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia.

Diocese of Celje Dioecesis Celeiensis Škofija Celje
Celje Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Daniel
Location
Country	Slovenia
Ecclesiastical province	Maribor
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Maribor
Statistics
Area	2,711.4 km2 (1,046.9 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 289,846 237,370 (81.9%)
Parishes	112
Churches	333
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 April 2006
Cathedral	Celje Cathedral (Stolnica svetega Danijela)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Maksimilijan Matjaž
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alojzij Cvikl
Bishops emeritus	Stanislav Lipovšek
Website
skofija-celje.si

History

• April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from the Diocese of Maribor

Leadership

• Bishops of Celje (Roman rite)
  • Anton Stres (7 April 2006 — 31 January 2010)
  • Stanislav Lipovšek (24 April 2010 – 18 September 2018)
  • Maksimilijan Matjaž (since 5 March 2021)

Special churches

• Minor basilica:
  • Bazilika Marijinega obiskanja, Petrovče by Celje
  • Bazilika sv. Marije lurške, Brestanica

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Slovenia

Sources

• Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy