Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek

The Archdiocese of Đakovo - Osijek ( kroat. Đakovačko - osiječka nadbiskupija, lat Archidioecesis Diacovensis - Osijekensis ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia. It extends across the historic regions of Slavonia, Baranja, Syrmia and Croatia (and partly in Vojvodina in Serbia).

History

When Christianity between the upper rivers of Drava and the Vrbas, also spread to other areas of Pannonia, the diocese was founded in Bosnia. It is first mentioned in 1088. Around the year 1250 left the bishop with his capitular the diocese Bosnia and moved to Đakovo to. It is believed that the conflict with the then-emerging bogumilischen heresy in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina and the supporters of the " Bosnian Church" ( also known as " Bosnian Christians" ) mainly helped. After the defeat of the Turks before Vienna in 1683 Slavonia and most of Syrmia be freed. This leads to a reorganization of the Roman Catholic Church in these areas.

The Diocese of Srem which was founded in the 4th century, suffered severe devastation caused by the Avars and Huns. After the death of Bishop Methodius of Thessalonica in 885, it went out completely. It was not until 1231, there was a renewal. In 1773 the diocese was united to the initiative of Pope Clement XIV to the Diocese of Bosnia. The bishop's throne ( cathedra ) is relocated to Đakovo. Since 1963 it was known as the Diocese of Đakovo and Srem. The ecclesiastical province was until 2008 the additional name " Bosnian church province." As a famous bishop of Josip Juraj Strossmayer applies. He had the monumental Cathedral of St. Peter ( kroat. Sv. Petar ) build in Đakovo. He sat down politically in particular to the people of the Croats and founded various cultural institutions.

On 18 June 2008, the diocese was separated from the former Diocese of Srem Đakovo and Srem. The Diocese of Đakovo was raised to an archbishopric and at the same time it was renamed the Archdiocese of Đakovo - Osijek. To him, the bishoprics Požega and Syrmia were assigned as suffragan sees.