The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin is an ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in northern

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. The diocese is centred in the city of

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. It is a new diocese, having only been erected on July 5, 1997 from the

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. Bishop

Marko Culej Bishop Marko Culej (19 January 1938 – 19 August 2006) was a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Diocesan Bishop of the newly created Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin from 5 July 1997 until his death on 19 August 2006. Pr ...

was the first to be head of the diocese. Bishop Bože Radoš is the current bishop of Varaždin."Resignations and Appointments", Holy See Press Office, August 1, 2019
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on September 28, 1997. The diocese's patron saint is Saint Marko of Križevci.

Bishops

(5 July 1997 – 19 August 2006) * Josip Mrzljak (20 March 2007 – 1 August 2019) * Bože Radoš (since 1 August 2019)

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Diocese of Varaždin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese of Varazdin Varazdin Christian organizations established in 1997 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1997 establishments in Croatia

Bishops

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