Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb
Archdiocese of Zagreb Archidioecesis Zagrebiensis Zagrebačka nadbiskupija | |
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Location | |
Country | Croatia |
Metropolitan | Zagreb |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,246 km2 (1,639 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,211,298 1,002,923 (82.8%) |
Parishes | 205 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1093 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
Patron saint | Blessed Alojzije Stepinac |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Josip Bozanić |
Auxiliary Bishops | Ivan Šaško Mijo Gorski |
Bishops emeritus | Valentin Pozaić |
Website | |
zg-nadbiskupija.hr |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb (Croatian: Zagrebačka nadbiskupija, Latin: Archidioecesis Zagrebiensis) is the central archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Croatia, centered in the capital city Zagreb.[1] It is the metropolitan see of Croatia, and the present archbishop is Josip Bozanić.[2] It encompasses the northwestern continental areas of Croatia.
Suffragan dioceses
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bjelovar-Križevci
- Eparchy of Križevci (Greek-Catholic)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sisak
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin
Origin
The diocese of Zagreb was founded by Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary in 1093.[citation needed] On November 11, 1852, it was elevated to the status of an archdiocese.
Ordinaries
- Bishops
- Fancica (c. 1125/28–1131)
- Dominic (1193–1201)
- Philip Türje (1247–1262)
- Farkas Bejc (1262–1263; elected)
- Timothy (1263–1287)
- Michael Bő (1295–1303)
- Augustin Kažotić (1303–1323)
- Nicholas Vásári (1349)
- Nicholas Apáti (1350–1356)
- Paul Horvat (1379–1386)
- Thomas de Branche de Debrentha, O.S.B. (11 October 1454 – 13 January 1463)
- Nicolaus Olahus (1543–1548)
- Juraj Drašković (22 March 1564 – 27 October 1578)
- Nikola Stepanić Selnički (1598–1602)
- Miklós Zelniczey Naprady (15 December 1600 – 1604)
- Šimun Bratulić, O.S.P.P.E. (13 September 1604 – 1611)
- Petar Domitrović (15 July 1613 – 1629)
- Franjo Ergelski Hasanović (17 December 1629 – 1642)
- Benedikt Vinković (28 April 1642 – 1643)
- Martin Bogdan (1643–1647)
- Petar Petretić (1648 – 3 August 1667)
- Martin Borković, O.S.P.P.E. (11 June 1668 – 31 October 1687)
- Aleksandar Ignacije Mikulić Brokunovečki (11 October 1688 – 11 May 1694)
- Stjepan Seliščević (10 January 1695 – 1 April 1703)
- Márton Brajkovićs (14 January 1704 – 4 June 1708)
- Imre Esterházy, O.S.P.P.E. (9 September 1709 – 17 March 1727)
- Juraj Branjug (26 November 1727 – 28 April 1748)
- Franjo Klobusiczky (2 December 1748 – 20 Dec 1751)
- Franjo Thauszy (24 January 1752 – 11 January 1769)
- Ivan Krstitelj Paxy (10 September 1770 appointed – 20 December 1771)
- Josip Galjuf (14 December 1772 – 3 February 1786)
- Maksimilijan Vrhovac (10 March 1788 – 16 December 1827)
- Aleksandar Alagović (15 March 1830 – 18 March 1837)
- Archbishops
- Juraj Haulik (2 October 1837 – 11 May 1869)
- Josip Mihalović (27 June 1870 – 19 February 1891)
- Juraj Posilović (18 May 1894 – 26 April 1914)
- Antun Bauer (26 April 1914 – 9 December 1937)
- Alojzije Stepinac (7 December 1937 – 10 February 1960)
- Franjo Šeper (5 March 1960 – 20 August 1969)
- Franjo Kuharić (16 June 1970 – 5 July 1997)
- Josip Bozanić (5 July 1997 – present)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Franjo Salis-Seewis, titular bishop of Corycus (23 April 1926 – 27 October 1967)
- Josip Lach, titular bishop of Dodona (11 December 1939 – 12 September 1983)
- Franjo Kuharić, titular bishop of Meta (15 February 1964 – 16 June 1970)
- Josip Salač, titular bishop of Baliana (16 June 1970 – 19 December 1975)
- Mijo Škvorc, S.J., titular bishop of Hadrumetum (16 June 1970 – 15 February 1989)
- Đuro Kokša, titular bishop of Grumentum (20 April 1978 – 26 November 1998)
- Juraj Jezerinac, titular bishop of Strumnitza (11 April 1991 – 25 April 1997)
- Marko Culej, titular bishop of Limata (7 January 1992 – 5 July 1997)
- Josip Mrzljak, titular bishop of Caltadria (29 December 1998 – 20 March 2007)
- Vlado Košić, titular bishop of Ruspae (29 December 1998 – 5 December 2009)
- Valentin Pozaić, S.J., titular bishop of Petina (2 February 2005 – 13 May 2017)
- Ivan Šaško, titular bishop of Rotaria (11 February 2008 – present)
- Mijo Gorski, titular bishop of Epidaurum (3 May 2010 – present)
References
- ^ Archdiocese of Zagreb, catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb, gcatholic.org.