Catholic Church in Croatia

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The Catholic Church in Croatia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

There are an estimated 3.8 million baptised Catholics in Croatia, roughly 85% of the population.

Contents 1 Hierarchy 2 Franciscans 3 Places of Pilgrimage of the Croats 4 Notable people 5 External links

[edit] Hierarchy

Within Croatia the hierarchy consists of:

Archdioceses and dioceses	Croatian name	(Arch-)Bishop	Weblink
Archdiocese of Zagreb	Zagrebačka nadbiskupija	Cardinal Josip Bozanić	[1]
Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem	Đakovačka i srijemska biskupija	Marin Srakić	[2]
Eparchy of Križevci (Greek-Catholic)	Križevačka biskupija	Slavomir Miklovš	[3]
Diocese of Požega	Požeška biskupija	Antun Škvorčević	[4]
Diocese of Varaždin	Varaždinska biskupija	Marko Culej †	[5]
Archdiocese of Rijeka	Riječka nadbiskupija	Ivan Devčić	[6]
Diocese of Gospić-Senj	Gospićko-senjska biskupija	Mile Bogović	[7]
Diocese of Krk	Krčka biskupija	Valter Župan	[8]
Diocese of Poreč-Pula	Porečko-pulska biskupija	Ivan Milovan	[9]
Archdiocese of Split-Makarska	Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija	Marin Barišić	[10]
Diocese of Dubrovnik	Dubrovačka biskupija	Želimir Puljić	[11]
Diocese of Hvar	Hvarska biskupija	Slobodan Štambuk	[12]
Diocese of Kotor (in Montenegro)	Kotorska biskupija	Ilija Janjić
Diocese of Šibenik	Šibenska biskupija	Ante Ivas	[13]
Archdiocese of Zadar	Zadarska nadbiskupija	Ivan Prenđa	[14]
Military Ordinariate	Vojni ordinarijat	Juraj Jezerinac	[15]

The bishops are organized into the Conference of Bishops, which is presided by the Archbishop of Zagreb.

The bishopric of Đakovo-Srijem formerly had jurisdiction over the Church in northeastern Bosnia and northwestern Serbia. The archbishop of Sarajevo is Cardinal Vinko Puljić.

There are also historical bishoprics, including:

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Senj-Modruš

[edit] Franciscans

There are three Franciscan provinces in the country:

• the Franciscan Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius based in Zagreb,
• the Franciscan Province of Saint Jerome based in Zadar and
• the Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Redeemer based in Split.

[edit] Places of Pilgrimage of the Croats

• Marija Bistrica
• Međugorje (in Hercegovina)

[edit] Notable people

• Franjo Šeper
• Alojzije Stepinac
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer
• Juraj Dobrila
• Franjo Kuharić (Cardinal before Josip Bozanić)

[edit] External links

• Croatian Conference of Bishops