Croats of Boka Kotorska

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The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), a coastal region in Montenegro, the largest of their kind in Tivat. These Croats belong to the group known as Bokelji. Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative, and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro.^[1]

Contents 1 Religion 2 Notable Individuals 3 Demographics 4 References

[edit] Religion

Many Croats in this region are followers of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor in Kotor is part of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska in Croatia and its faithful are mostly the Croats in Boka.

Places of Worship

• Crkva Gospa od Škrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks Church)
• Katedrala Sveti Tripuna (Cathedral of Saint Tryphon)

[edit] Notable Individuals

• Don Ivo Brajnović
• Luka Brajnović
• Blessed Gracija of Mula
• Saint Leopold Mandić
• Nikola Modruški, Bishop of Modruš in Lika, Croatia, also known as Nicolaus Machinensis and Nicolo di Cattaro.
• Don Đuro Perusina
• Don Gracija Šablić
• Don Branko Sbutega

[edit] Demographics

Census Year
District	Number of Croats	Percentage
1948
Herceg-Novi		8.39%
Kotor		25.94%
1953
Boka kotorska		22.26%

Census Year
Municipality	Number of Croats	Percentage
1961
Herceg-Novi	1,544	10.18%
Kotor	3,483	20.92%
Tivat	3,423	57.29%
1971
Herceg-Novi	1,195	6.5%
Kotor	2,612	13.8%
Tivat	3,375	48.73%
1981
Herceg-Novi	702	3.01%
Kotor	1,644	8.03%
Tivat	2,876	30.87%
1991
Herceg-Novi	630	2.28%
Kotor	1,617	7.2%
Tivat	2,663	23.35%
2003
Herceg-Novi	831	2.45%
Kotor	1,842	7.84%
Tivat	2,761	19.73%

[edit] References

1. ^ [Croatian Council Established

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