The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin is an ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in northern
Croatia
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. The diocese is centred in the city of
Varaždin
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. It is a new diocese, having only been erected on July 5, 1997 from the
Archdiocese of Zagreb
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb ( hr, Zagrebačka nadbiskupija, la, 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, an ...
. 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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The Church of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven was built in 1646 and was proclaimed a cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
on September 28, 1997.
The diocese's patron saint is Saint Marko of Križevci.
Bishops
* 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 ...
(5 July 1997 – 19 August 2006)
* Josip Mrzljak (20 March 2007 – 1 August 2019)
* Bože Radoš (since 1 August 2019)
See also
* Varaždin
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* Varaždin county
Varaždin County ( hr, Varaždinska županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.
Geography
The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Maro ...
References
External links
Diocese of Varaždin
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Varazdin
Christian organizations established in 1997
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1997 establishments in Croatia