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Diocese of Varaždin

Dioecesis Varasdinensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Bože Radoš, Bishop
  • Josip Mrzljak, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 July 1997
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Zagreb
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Croatia
  • Square Kilometers: 3,100 (1,197 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.biskupija-varazdinska.hr/
  • Mailing Address: Biskupski Ordinarijat, Pavlinska 4, 42000 Varazdin, Hrvatska
  • Telephone: (042)321.407
  • Fax: 321.412

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 July 1997ErectedArchdiocese of Zagreb (lower Varazdin, upper Varazdin, Varazdinske-Toplice, Bednja, lower Medjimurje, upper Medjimurje, Djurdjevac, Koprivnica, and Virje) Diocese of Varaždin (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999370,625410,00090.4%113241372,7052712898ap2000
2000380,000409,89792.7%118231412,69526128105ap2001
2001363,540385,00094.4%110241342,71230122103ap2002
2002367,722385,00095.5%114231372,68429122103ap2003
2003375,000395,00094.9%116281442,60436127103ap2004
2004373,874393,00095.1%121311522,45938116104ap2005
2010368,700387,10095.2%129331622,27538103104ap2011
2014362,247380,56695.2%134261602,264132101105ap2015
2017344,387373,98092.1%132321642,099136102105ap2018
2020340,852367,38492.8%136291652,06513293105ap2021
2022328,811353,63593.0%141271681,95713091105ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 89, Page 676, and Page 677

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