The Diocese of Varaždin () is a

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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

Varaždin Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...

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

Marko Culej Marko Culej (19 January 1938 – 19 August 2006) was a Croatian Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Varaždin from 1997 until his death in 2006. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb from 1992 to 1997. Early life a ...

was the first to be head of the diocese. Bishop

Bože Radoš Bože Radoš (born 5 September 1964) is a Croatian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been the bishop of Varaždin since 1 August 2019. Life Bože Radoš was born near Tomislavgrad on 5 September 1964 into a Herzegovinian Croat Catholic ...

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 Josip Mrzljak (born 19 January 1944, in Vukovar) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin from 2007 to 2019. His father Vladimir went missing in 1945, and is thought to have been killed by the Yugoslav Partisans. Mrzljak was ord ...

(20 March 2007 – 1 August 2019) *

(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

See also

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