ðɪs ɹˈiːdʒən sˈʌfɚd ɡɹˈeɪtli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kɹoʊˈeɪʃən wˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, ænd ðə nˈiːd fɚðə tʃˈɜːtʃ tə hˈɛlp ɪnðə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi wʌz ɐnˈʌðɚ ɹˈiːzən fɚðə dɪoʊsˈiːzᵻz kɹiːˈeɪʃən.
This region suffered greatly during the Croatian War of Independence, and the need for the church to help in the recovery was another reason for the diocese's creation.