Alba Maritima () is a Catholic titular see. It corresponds to current Biograd na Moru in Croatia. Its last titular was archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta, until he was appointed as coadjutor archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz.

History

The titular see refers to the diocese of Zaravecchia (Biograd), and it is also known with the name of Alba Marittima, in Dalmatia, built in the 11th century; when the city was destroyed bishops moved their titular see to Scardona.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alba Maritima

From the 20th century Alba Marittima has been restored as a full Titular see.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alba Maritima

Titular bishops and archbishops

Matthaeus Berniacovich, O.F.M. (20 December 1675 – 10 January 1707 ) Lucas Natale (24 January 1709 Appointed – 19 January 1720 died) Anton von Thurn und Valsassina † (23 December 1729 – 2 March 1733) Sandor Bodonyi (17 November 1806 – 1812 died) Michael Johann Wagner (27 April 1833 – 1 February 1836 ) Giovanni Battista Krapàc (20 January 1904 – 24 May 1910 ) Dominik Premus (26 February 1915 – 27 March 1934 died) Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (9 April 1948 – 25 March 1953 nominated archbishop of Kisumu) François-Marie Picaud (5 August 1954 – 29 March 1960 Died) Ignacy Ludwik Jeż (20 April 1960 – 28 June 1972 nominated bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg) Francesco Monterisi (24 December 1982 – 20 November 2010 nominated cardinal deacon of San Paolo alla Regola) Celso Morga Iruzubieta (29 December 2010 – 8 October 2014 nominated archbishop coadjutor of Mérida-Badajoz) Augusto Paolo Lojudice, from 6 March 2015 Giovanni Gaspari (21 September 2020 – present)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alba Maritima

Notes

Sources

Diocese at www.gcatholic.org

Catholic titular sees in Europe