Josip Mrzljak (born 19 January 1944, in Vukovar) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaà ¾din from 2007 to 2019.
His father Vladimir went missing in 1945, and is thought to have been killed by the Yugoslav Partisans. Mrzljak was ordained a priest in 1969 by Cardinal Franjo KuhariÃÂ.
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Zagreb on 29 December 1998 and he was consecrated a bishop on 6 February 1999.
Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Varaà ¾din on 20 March 2007.
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 1 August 2019.