Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb

Archdiocese of Zagreb Archidioecesis Zagrebiensis Zagrebačka nadbiskupija
Location
Country	Croatia
Metropolitan	Zagreb
Statistics
Area	13.495 km2 (5.210 sq mi)
Population - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1.455.983
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1094
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Archbishop	Josip Bozanić
Auxiliary Bishop	Valentin Pozaić Ivan Šaško Mijo Gorski
Website
zg-nadbiskupija.hr

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.

Suffragan dioceses

Zagreb Cathedral

• 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 in 1093. On November 11, 1852, it was elevated to the status of an archdiocese.

Archbishops

• Juraj Haulik - 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

External links

• Archdiocese of Zagreb @ catholic-hierarchy.org
• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb @ gcatholic.com

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