Archdiocese of Bar Archidioecesis Antibarensis Барска надбискупија Barska Nadbiskupija Kryepeshkopata e Tivarit | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,198 km2 (5,096 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 631,000 11,227 (1.8%) |
| Parishes | 19 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9th Century (As Diocese of Bar) 1089 (As Archdiocese of Bar) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception nearStari Bar |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle inBar, Montenegro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rrok Gjonlleshaj |
| Map | |
 Map of Montenegro Archdiocese of Bar | |
TheArchdiocese of Bar (Latin:Archidioecesis Antibarensis;Montenegrin:Барска надбискупија,romanized: Barska nadbiskupija;Albanian:Kryepeshkopata Katolike Romake e Tivarit) is aLatin Churchdiocese of theCatholic Church inMontenegro.[1][2] It is centred in the city ofBar.
It was erected as a diocese in the 9th century and elevated to an archdiocese in 1089. The Archbishopric was by the Pope's decree abolished some time after 1140, until it was restored by the Serbian medievalNemanjić dynasty in 1199.The Archbishops regularly bore titles of "Primates of Serbia" (Primas Serviae), implemented as a permanent part of the title by ArchbishopStephen Tegliatti in 1475.
The archdiocese's new cathedral is theCathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle (consecrated in September 2017) in Bar.[3] Its oldCathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located nearStari Bar.Rrok Gjonlleshaj currently serves as archbishop in the archdiocese.[4]
In 1923,Traboin,Tuzi,Grude, andKlezna were added to the Archbishopric from theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër. In 1969, the territory of the municipalities ofPlav,Gusinje, andVojno Selo were added to the Archbishopric from theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Skopje.
In 1571 when Ottomans capturedAntivari the Catholic Church in border area and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar began to collapse and main reasons for this is emigration of indigenous peoples, but also immigration of new ethnic and religious element, brought by the Ottomans. Because of a lack of Catholic priests, entireparishes were converted to Orthodoxy.[5]
The social arm of the diocese, the "Humanitarian Organisation Caritas of the Archdiocese of Bar" (Montenegrin:Humanitarna organizacija Caritas Barske nadbiskupije) was registered as a charity in 2002. Today, it operates as a part ofCaritas Montenegro.[6]
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