Franjo Kuharić

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Styles of
Franjo Cardinal Kuharić
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Zagreb


His Eminence Franjo Cardinal Kuharić (born April 15, 1919 in Pribić, Croatia, died March 8, 2002) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained in 1945 and became a bishop in 1964. He was appointed Archbishop of Zagreb in 1970. In 1983 he was made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II. He retired in 1997 and was succeeded as Archbishop by Cardinal Josip Bozanić.

Preceded by
Franjo Šeper		 Archbishop of Zagreb
1983-1997		 Succeeded by
Josip Bozanić
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