Zdenko Ivan Križić (born 2 February 1953) is a
Croatian Discalced Carmelite and prelate of the
Catholic Church. He has been the
Archbishop of Split-Makarska since September 2023. He was the bishop of
Gospić-Senj from 2016 to 2023.
Education
Križić was born into a
Bosnian Croat
The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and H ...
Roman Catholic family near
Doboj in the Bosnia and was baptized to Ivan.
After graduation of the secondary school of the
Conventual Franciscans in
Zagreb, he joined a
mendicant order of the
Discalced Carmelites. Afterwards, the
novitiate
The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian ''novice'' (or ''prospective'') monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether ...
, where he studied philosophy in
Florence,
Italy and theology in the
Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum in
Rome. He made his first
vows
A vow ( Lat. ''votum'', vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath.
A vow is used as a promise, a promise solemn rather than casual.
Marriage vows
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on 27 July 1970 and his solemn vows on 16 July 1976 in Zagreb,
. He was ordained as
priest on 26 June 1977,
after completing his philosophical and theological studies. Fr. Križić continued his studies of spirituality at the Teresianum, where he received his master's degree in 1978.
Pastoral and educational work
Zdenko held numerous positions: Prefect of the Minor Seminary of the Carmelite Fathers in
Zagreb (1978–1984); first adviser to the Carmelite Commissariat (1984–1990); prior of the monastery in Remete-Zagreb (1984–1990); external professor at the Institute for Christian Spirituality in Zagreb (1984–2012); Provincial of the
Croatian Carmelite Province of Saint Joseph the Father
The Croatian Carmelite Province of Saint Joseph the Father ( hr, Hrvatska karmelska provincija svetoga oca Josipa ) is a province of the Carmelite Order of the Catholic Church which is active in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sloveni ...
(1990–1996); Vicar of the Province (1996-2002); prior of the monastery in Remete, Zagreb (1996–1997); prior of the newly founded monastery in
Krk (1997–2002); master of novices (1997–1999); Provincial of the Croatian Carmelite Province (2002–2003); Vicar General of the Order of Carmel (2003–2009); prior of the monastery in Krk and provincial advisor (2011–2012); since 2012 he has been the rector of the
Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum in Rome until his election as bishop.
Prelate
On 4 April 2016, he was appointed by
Pope Francis as the second
Diocesan Bishop of the
Diocese of Gospić-Senj. On 25 May 2016 he was consecrated as bishop by Cardinal
Josip Bozanić and other prelates of the
Roman Catholic Church in the
Cathedral of the Annunciation in
Gospić.
On 8 September 2023 he was appointed Archbishop of
Split-Makarska.
His installation is scheduled for 28 October.
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
People from Doboj
Teresianum alumni
Discalced Carmelite bishops
Archbishops of Split-Makarska
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Croatia