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. Saint Peters Basilica in Rome. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... The Curia of ancient Rome was the place where the Senate met to discuss the making of laws and take decisions about the affairs of the Republic. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ...

There are an estimated 3.8 million baptised Roman Catholics in Croatia, roughly 85% of the population.

Within Croatia the hierarchy consists of: CIA World Factbook 2003 version of the map (converted to PNG). ...

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 bishops are organized into the Conference of Bishops, which is presided by the Archbishop of Zagreb.

The bishopric of Đakovo-Srijem also has jurisdiction over the Church in northeastern Bosnia and northwestern Serbia, but there are plans to correct episcopal boundaries to match national ones. Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ...

Notable people

• Josip Bozanić
• Franjo Šeper
• Alojzije Stepinac
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer
• Juraj Dobrila

Aloysius/Alojzije Stepinac (born May 8, 1898 in Krašić, Croatia - died on February 10, 1960 in Krašić) was a notable Croatian Prelate. ... Josip Juraj Strossmayer (also Joseph Georg Strossmayer; February 4, 1815 – May 8, 1905) was a notable bishop, benefactor and a politician from Croatia. ... Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila (March 16th, 1812 — January 13th, 1882) was a notable bishop and benefactor from Istria. ...

External links

• Croatian Conference of Bishops (http://www.hbk.hr/)