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Metropolitan
  
Zagreb

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Established
  
1093

Phone
  
+385 1 4894 800

Archbishop
  
Josip Bozanić

Parishes
  
203

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
13.5 km²

Country
  
Croatia

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2010)1,237,6501,101,900 (89.0%)

Address
  
Kaptol ul. 31, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Similar
  
Cathedral of Zagreb, Saint Catherine of Alexan, KAPELA RANJENI ISUS, Crkva Majka Božja Lur

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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. It is the metropolitan see of Croatia, and the present archbishop is Josip Bozanić. It encompasses the northwestern continental areas of Croatia.

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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. On November 11, 1852, it was elevated to the status of an archdiocese.

    Ordinaries

    Bishops
  • Augustin Kažotić (1303-1323)
  • Paul Horvat (1379-1386)
  • Thomas de Branche de Debrentha (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 (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 (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 (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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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