Diocese of Varaždin, Croatia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Varaždin (Hrvatski) / Varasdino (Italiano) / 瓦拉日丁 (正體中文) / Varasdinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Zagreb

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Marek Križin (September 7)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 28

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1997.07.05: Established as Diocese of Varaždin (Hrvatski) / Varasdino (Italiano) / 瓦拉日丁 (正體中文) / Varasdinen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb and became suffragan of Zagreb)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.08.01 – ...):

Bishop Bože Radoš (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Varaždin (Roman Rite)

Bishop Bože Radoš (60)
(2019.08.01 – ...)

Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia)

Služiti radosno Gospodinu

Born:	1964.09.05 (Crvenice, Croatia)
Ordained Priest:	1990.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.11.24

Priest of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia) (1990.06.29 – 2019.08.01)

Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia) (2019.08.01 – ...)

Bishop Josip Mrzljak (80)
(2007.03.20 – 2019.08.01)

Bishop emeritus of Varaždin (Croatia)

Bonum facere / Činiti Dobro

Born:	1944.01.19 (Vukovar, Croatia)
Ordained Priest:	1969.11.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.02.06

Priest of Zagreb (Croatia) (1969.11.16 – 1998.12.29)

Titular Bishop of Caltadria (1998.12.29 – 2007.03.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1998.12.29 – 2007.03.20)

Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia) (2007.03.20 – 2019.08.01)

Bishop Marko Culej
(1997.07.05 – 2006.08.19)

Vita et pax

Born:	1938.01.19 (Croatia)
Ordained Priest:	1964.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.02.22
Died:	2006.08.19 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Limata (1992.01.07 – 1997.07.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1992.01.07 – 1997.07.05)

Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia) (1997.07.05 – 2006.08.19)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedrala Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije na nebo, Varaždin, Varaždin
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (110)

Zagreb (↙), Celje (←), Maribor (↖), Murska Sobota (↑), Szombathely (↑), Kaposvár (→), Bjelovar–Križevci (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,100 km²

Population: 318,668 Catholics (92.4% of 344,837 total)

Pastoral Centres: 106 parishes

Personnel: 173 priests (144 diocesan, 29 religious), 1 deacon, 120 religious (32 brothers, 88 sisters), 10 seminarians