Makarska is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about 60 km (37 mi) southeast of Split and 140 km (87 mi) northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County.
Tourism in Croatia is a major industry of country's economy, accounting for almost 20% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Brela is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,771 (2001). The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km northwest of Makarska.
Žeževica is a village in central Dalmatia, Croatia with a population of 350 (2011). It is located in the municipality of Šestanovac, 15 km from the Adriatic Sea.
Narona was an Ancient Greek trading post on the Illyrian coast and later Roman city and bishopric, located in the Neretva valley in present-day Croatia, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
The Archdiocese of Zadar is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic church in Croatia. The diocese was established in the 3rd Century AD and was made an archdiocese by the Pope Anastasius IV in 1154. Today, it is not part of any ecclesiastical province of Croatia but is only Croatian archdiocese subjected directly to the Holy See.
Baška Voda is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,775, 96.2% of which are Croats. It is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia 10 km northwest of Makarska.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Croatia and Montenegro. The diocese was established in the 3rd century AD and was made an archdiocese and metropolitan see in the 10th century. The modern diocese was erected in 1828, when the historical archdiocese of Salona was combined with the Diocese of Makarska. It was elevated as an archdiocese and metropolitan see in 1969, restoring the earlier status of the archdiocese of Split, as it is also known. The diocese was also known as Spalato-Macarsca.
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, known locally as the Sveti Dujam or colloquially Sveti Duje, is the Catholic cathedral in Split, Croatia. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, headed by Archbishop Marin Barišić. The Cathedral of St. Domnius is a complex of a church, formed from an Imperial Roman mausoleum, with a bell tower; strictly the church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the bell tower to Saint Domnius. Together they form the Cathedral of St. Domnius.
The Cathedral of St. Stephen in Hvar is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Hvar, on the island of Hvar in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.
Church of the Holy Cross is a Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church originating from the 9th century in Nin.
Sumartin is a port village in Croatia on the island of Brač. It is the youngest village on the island of Brač and administratively belongs to Municipality of Selca. According to 2011 census, it has a population of 491. Village was founded on 11 November 1646 - the feast day of Saint Martin - by the refugees from the Dalmatian coast and Bosnia and Herzegovina who fled from the Ottomans. It is connected by the D113 highway and by ferry.
Dražen Kutleša is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Split-Makarska in Croatia and Montenegro since 2022. He served as bishop of Poreč-Pula in Croatia from 2012 to 2020.
Diocese of Bosnia was a Roman Catholic diocese that existed in Bosnia between the 11th and 15th centuries, and remained formally in existence until 1773.
The Diocese of Duvno was a Latin rite diocese of the Catholic Church that was established in the 14th century with a seat in present-day Tomislavgrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From the late 17th century onwards, it was administered by the bishops of Makarska, though by the 19th century it was only a titular see. On 5 July 1881 Pope Leo XIII incorporated it into the newly established Diocese of Mostar-Duvno. Its last titular bishop was Cyryl Lubowidzki, who held the title until 1897, when it was formally suppressed.
Co-cathedral of St. Mark the Evangelist is a baroque church and former cathedral in the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska. It is located in the center of the town of Makarska, Croatia, on Andrija Kačić Miošić Square.
Frane Franić was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Split-Makarska from 1969 to his retirement in 1988. He also served as the last bishop of Split-Makarska before the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese from 1960 to 1969. Prior to that, Franić was the apostolic administrator of the same diocese from 1954 to 1960 and an auxiliary bishop, holding the title of the titular bishop of Agathopolis from 1950 to 1954.
Jure Bogdan is a Croatian bishop who serves as 2nd Military ordinary of Croatia since February 27, 2016, had previously served as a rector of Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome.
The Diocese of Makarska was a Latin Catholic bishopric from 533 to 590, from 1344 to 1400 and from 1615 until its 1828 merger into the Diocese of Split-Makarska, which preserves its title.
St. Martin's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Split, Croatia. Built into a small space within the ancient Golden Gate of Diocletian's northern wall, it is one of the oldest churches in the city. St. Martin's Church is one of Split's tourist attractions and is known for its fine 11th century chancel screen. It is currently in the care of the Dominican sisters, who have a monastery next door. The church itself is open to the public to visit.
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