The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor (Latin: Dioecesis Catharensis; Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian: Kotorska biskupija) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Bay of Kotor area in Montenegro. It is centered in the city of Kotor (Cattaro). It was erected as a diocese in the 10th century.
The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor. Ilija Janjić currently serves as bishop in the diocese.
About 10,000 of the 85,000 people in the territory of the diocese (approximately 12% of the total population) are Catholic, according to the Church's estimation.
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