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The FAME is a site devoted to the systematic and scientific study of flags and coats of arms. Such symbols often bear strong political and other messages. Inclusion of those symbols here does not mean that the author supports or approves of the ideas they may stand for.	This site is harvested for the NSK digital archives.

Ecclesiastical Province of Đakovo and Osijek

Đakovačko-osječka metropolija, Provincia ecclesiastica Diacovensis-Osijekensis

Archdiocese of Đakovo and Osijek
Diocese of Požega
Diocese of Srijem

Ecclesiastical arms in Croatia follow the specifical church heraldic tradition, that differs in details from secolar - nobility and minicipal heraldry. The contemporary ecclesiastical heraldry includes the coats of arms of priests as well as of various church institutions, and at leats in the 20th cnetury shows lesser or greater shift from the traditional heraldic principles when composing contents of a shield. The rank insignia for priests include a galero - priestly hat with wide circular rim with cords with tassels hanging from it. The colour of galero and the number of tassels depends on the rank. Also, bishops display a cross behind the shield, and archbishops a double cross, and they may include other symbols, like mitre and crozier. Matropolitan bishops may also display a pallium hanging behing the shield, although it is today aften omitted.
Today, as a rule, priests elect they arms only when named bishops. When raised to higher offices, they may retain the same arms with appropriately modified rank symbols, but they may also introduce modifications in the contents of the shield, It is usual that once assumed bishop's motto is retained for life.
The ecclesiastical teritorial units in Croatia have coats of arms in Croatia today only occasionally, and if so, they are often composed only of a shield with chanrges within it. They are often based or even equal to the coat of arms of the first official who held the pastoral office in the unit. Sometimes, in stead of arms, (circular) seals are used.
Unlike the municipal and state arms, which are today mostly standardized in design, the ecclesiastical arms of one and the same persion or institution may differ in much details of artistic representation, in accordance with the heraldic tradition, depending on artist and medium. Here they are shown in an artistic interpretation of the author of these web site.
No flags for these individuals nor institution, as a rule, were recorded in use so far.

• Croatia - Catholic Church
• Croatia

Archdiocese of Đakovo and Osijek

Đakovačko-osječka nadbiskupija, Archidioecesis Diacovensis-Osijekensis

Bishops of Bosnia transferred their seat from Vrhbosna to Đakovo around 1250. In 1735 the Apostolic Vicariat of Bosnia was formed, and the rest of the previous diocese in Slavonia was joined with teh Diocese of Srijem, with the seat in Đakovo. It was renamed to the Diocese of Đakovo or of Bosnia and Srijem in 1963. Elevated to the Archdiocese of Đakovo and Osijek in 2008.

Diocese of Požega

Požeška biskupija, Dioecesis Poseganus

The territory was part of the Zagreb diocese established in 1094 suffragan to the Esztegom Archdiocese, and since 1180 to the Kalocsa Archdiocese. The diocese was eventually elevated to metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb in 1850. It was further divided only in 1997, among others with establishment of the Požega Diocese, that was in 2008 made suffragan to the Đakovo and Osijek Archdiocese.

Diocese of Srijem

Srijemska biskupija (Srbija), Dioecesis Sirmiensis (Serbia)

The Diocese of Sirmien originates from the first centuries of Christianity, raised to a metropolitan archdiocese in 395, suppressed in 885. Reestablished in 1229 as suffragan to the Kalocsa Archdiocese. United in 1773 with the remainder of the Bosnia / Đakovo Diocese, with the seat moved to Đakovo, renamed to the Diocese of Đakovo or of Bosnia and Srijem in 1963. The Srijem Diocese was reestablished again in 2008.

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