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. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... The Roman Catholic Church in Croatia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... Zagreb (pronounced: ) is the largest and capital city of Croatia. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... Josip Bozanić (born 20 March 1949) is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb in the Roman Catholic Church. ...

It encompasses the northern and eastern continental areas of Croatia and covers around 1,45 million Catholics. There are 722 priests and 312 parishes (2004). Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...

Suffragan dioceses

Zagreb cathedral

• Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem
• Eparchy of Križevci (Greek-Catholic)
• Diocese of Požega
• Diocese of Varaždin

The Eparchy of Križevci is the eparchy comprising the Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church, a Catholic Church sui iuris [1] of the Byzantine Eastern Rite. ... The Eparchy of Križevci is the eparchy comprising the Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church, a Catholic Church sui iuris [1] of the Byzantine Eastern Rite. ...

Origin

The bishopric of Zagreb was founded in 1093. On November 11, 1852, it was elevated to the status of archbishopric. // Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Archbishops

• Juraj Haulík - October 2, 1837 - May 11, 1869
• Josip Mihalović - June 27, 1870 to February 19, 1891
• Juraj Posilović - May 18, 1894 to April 26, 1914
• Anton Bauer - April 26, 1914 to December 9, 1937
• Alojzije Stepinac - December 7, 1937 to February 10, 1960
• Franjo Šeper - March 5, 1960 to August 20, 1969
• Franjo Kuharić - June 16, 1970 to July 5, 1997
• Josip Bozanić - since July 5, 1997

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External link

• Archdiocese of Zagreb @ catholic-hierarchy.org