Military Ordinariate of Croatia

Military Ordinariate of Croatia Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj
Military Ordinariate building in Zagreb
Location
Country	Croatia
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 April 1997 (27 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jure Bogdan
Bishops emeritus	Juraj Jezerinac

The Military Ordinariate of Croatia (Croatian: Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Croatian Armed Forces and their families.

History

The military ordinariate was established by Pope John Paul II on 25 April 1997.^[citation needed]

Military ordinaries

• Juraj Jezerinac (25 April 1997 – 2015)
• Jure Bogdan (2015–Present)

See also

References

• Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj (Official website in Croatian)
• Military Ordinariate of Croatia (Catholic-Hierarchy)
• Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj (Croatia) (GCatholic.org)

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