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Archdiocese of Zagreb

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb (; ) is the central Latin Church 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 Dražen Kutleša. It encompasses the northwestern continental areas of Croatia.

Background

The territory of the present-day Archdiocese of Zagreb was part of the Roman province of Pannonia Savia, centered around the busy river port of Sisak. Christianity started to spread in Pannonia in the 3rd century. The capital of province, Sisak got its first bishop in the second half of the 3rd century. Bishop Castus was mentioned for the first time in 249 A.D. during Emperor Decius's reign. One of the more notable bishops is Quirinus of Sescia, who suffered during the persecutions of Diocletian. Later, the Councils of Split confirmed the Archbishopric of Split as the archepiscopal see having the right to govern all parishes on Croatian territory.

History

The diocese of Zagreb was founded by Ladislaus I of Hungary in 1094. It belonged to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom until 1180, when it came under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Kalocsa. King Ladislav was not on good terms with Pope Urban II, who supported King Zvonimir, and did not approve Ladislus' policy towards Croatia. Ladislav then obtained approval for the foundation of the diocese from the Antipope Clement III.

In 1227 Pope Gregory IX confirmed the grants and privileges of the Zagreb Diocese, among which the most important, the Felitianus' Charter from 1134 A.D., the oldest preserved document of Croatian land between the rivers Sava and Drava. Coloman, King of Hungary was crowned king of Croatia in Biograd na Moru in 1102. Thus, the Diocese of Zagreb remained under the sponsorship of the King of Croatia and Hungary. The territory of the diocese changed several times throughout history.

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

Suffragan dioceses

Ordinaries

Bishops

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  • Fancica (c. 1125/28–1131)
  • Dominic (1193–1201)
  • Stephen II (1225–1247)
  • Philip Türje (1247–1262)
  • Farkas Bejc (1262–1263; elected)
  • Timothy (1263–1287)
  • Anthony (1287)
  • John (1288–1295)
  • Michael Bő (1296–1303)
  • Bl. Augustin Kažotić, OP (1303–1323)
  • Nicholas Vásári (1349)
  • Nicholas Apáti (1350–1356)
  • Paul Horvat (1379–1386)
  • Thomas de Branche de Debrentha, O.S.B. (11 October 1454 – 13 January 1463)
  • Nicolaus Olahus (1543–1548)
  • Wolfang Vuk de Gyula (1548–1550)
  • Juraj DraÅ¡ković (22 March 1564 – 27 October 1578) (cardinal in 1585)
  • Nikola Stepanić Selnički (1598–1602)
  • Miklós Zelniczey Naprady (15 December 1600 – 1604)
  • Å imun Bratulić, O.S.P.P.E. (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, O.S.P.P.E. (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, O.S.P.P.E. (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)
  • (15 March 1830 – 18 March 1837)

Archbishops

Auxiliary Bishops

References