The Maribor Metropolitan Province

The Maribor Metropolitan Province comprises the Dioceses of Celje and Murska Sobota, and the Archdiocese of Maribor.


The Archdiocese of Maribor

Principal Patron Saint of the Archdiocese: St. Andrew the Apostle – feast day November 30.
Secondary Patron Saints of the Archdiocese: Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Apostles of the Slavs – feast day July 5.
Patron Saint of the Cathedral Church: St. John the Baptist – feast day June 24.
Apostolic Administrator: Msgr. Stanislav Lipovšek, Ph. D., Bishop of Celje
Address of the See of the Archdiocese: Slomškov trg 19, 2000 Maribor
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist

Districts (Deaneries): Maribor, Dravograd – the Mežica Valley, The Drava Plain, Jarenina, Lenart v Slovenskih goricah, Ptuj, Radlje – Vuzenica, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Stari trg, Velika Nedelja, Zavrč

 

Total Population

Catholic Population

Number of Districts

Number of Parishes

Area in km2

Archdiocese of Maribor

419,055

355,654

12

143

3,689

 


The Diocese of Celje

Patron Saint of the Cathedral Church: St. Daniel – feast day August 28.
Bishop Ordinary: Msgr. Stanislav Lipovšek, Ph. D.
Address of the See of the Diocese: Prešernova ulica 23, 3000 Celje
The Cathedral Church of St. Daniel

Districts (Deaneries): Celje, Nova Cerkev, Žalec, Kozje, Rogatec, Šmarje pri Jelšah, Braslovče, Gornji Grad, Šaleška dolina, Laško, Videm ob Savi

 

Total Population

Catholic Population

Number of Districts

Number of Parishes

Area in km2

Diocese of Celje

289,846

237,370

11

112

2,711

 


The Diocese of Murska Sobota

Patron Saint of the Cathedral Church: St. Nicholas – feast day December 6.
Bishop Ordinary: Msgr. Peter Štumpf, Ph. D.
Address of the See of the Diocese: Gregorčičeva ulica 4, p. p. 298, 9001 Murska Sobota
The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas

Districts (Deaneries): Lendava, Ljutomer, Murska Sobota

 

Total Population

Catholic Population

Number of Districts

Number of Parishes

Area in km2

Diocese of Murska Sobota

120,146

95,463

3

36

1,104