Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija (Fiume in Italian), which was elevated to Metropolitan archbishopric and renamed Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj (Fiume-Segna), by privilege bearing the 'additional' title Bishops of Modruš. Residential Bishops of Modruš (all Roman Rite) Suffragan Bishops of Modruš Niccolò di Cattaro (October 1461 – ?) Cristoforo da Ragusa (1480.05.29 – death 1498?99) Giacomo Dragazio (12 April 1499 – death 1499.09.07) Simone de Begno (1509.11.07 – death 1536.03) Pierpaolo Vergerio (1536.05.05 – 1536.09.06), previously Apostolic Nuncio (papal ambassador) to Austria-Hungary (1533 – 1535); later Bishop of Koper (Capodistria, Slovenia) (1536.09.06 – retired 1549.07.03), died 1565 Ermolao Ermolai, Observant Franciscans (O.F.M. Obs.) (1536.11.06 – death 1537) Giovanni Evangelista Brachi, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (1537.08.17 – death 1537?38) Diego de Loaysa, Recollect Augustinians (O.A.R.) (1538.03.11 – resigned 1549) Alberto Divini = Gliričić,, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1549.07.26 – 1550.03.19), next Bishop of Krk (Veglia, Croatia) (1550.03.19 – 1564) and Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Skradin (1550.03.19 – death 1564) Lorenzo Gherardi, O.P. (1550.06.20 – ?) See administrated by Diocese of Veglia (Krk) (?-1560) Dionigi Pieppi, O.P. (1560.07.17 – 156?) Jovan Kosisić (mentioned in 1564) See administrated by Diocese of Segna (Senj) From 1630, due to the sees' personal union, see Diocese of Senj (Segna). Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 2000 as Latin Titular bishopric of Modruš (Croatian = Curiate Italian) / Modrussa / (Latin). It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank : Dominick John Lagonegro (2001.10.30 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of New York (USA) (2001.10.30 – ...). Notable locals Bernardin Frankopan Krsto (Christopher) Frankopan Beatrica Frankopan Nicholas of Modruš See also List of Catholic dioceses in Croatia Battle of Krbava field Urbarium References Sources and external links Modruš – a part of the Croatian glagolitic heritage GCatholic - former & titular diocese History of Modruš Historical Diocese of Modruš Bibliography - ecclesiastical history Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, pp. 388–389, 399 Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, 1956, coll. 805-806 K. Draganovic, Croazia sacra, Rome 1943, pp. 197–198 'Stato della diocesi a fine Ottocento' in Acta Sanctae Sedis, 9 (1876), pp. 292–293 Bulla 'Apostolici nostri', in Iuris pontificii de propaganda fide, vol. V, pp. 62–64 Bulla Coetu instante, on vatican.va. Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1, p. 208; vol. 2, p. 136; vol. 3, p. 247; vol. 4, p. 309 Populated places in Karlovac