Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Bar

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Montenegrin: Катедрала Безгрешног Зачећа, romanized: Katedrala Bezgrešnog Začeća) in Stari Bar, Montenegro is the former cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar, which aside from the Bay of Kotor and the Municipality of Budva covers the whole of Montenegro.[2] The Archdiocese of Bar was originally formed as a diocese in the 10th century when it split off from the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, it subsequently became an Archdiocese in 1034.

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Katedrala Bezgrešnog Začeća
Immaculate Conception Cathedral is located in Montenegro
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
42°8′N 19°8′E
LocationStari Bar
Country Montenegro
DenominationLatin Church
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Bar

The current building served as a cathedral between 1828 and 2017, when new Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle was consecrated.

See also

References

  1. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bar
  2. "www.ceicem.org". www.ceicem.org. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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