Military Ordinariate of Croatia
| Military Ordinariate of Croatia Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj | |
|---|---|
Military Ordinariate building in Zagreb
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| Location | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 April 1997 (29 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jure Bogdan |
| Bishops emeritus | Juraj Jezerinac |
| Website | |
| www.vojni-ordinarijat.hr | |
The Military Ordinariate of Croatia (Croatian: Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj) is a military ordinariate of the 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.[1]
Military ordinaries
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Start | End | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Juraj Jezerinac (1939–) |
25 April 1997[2] | 27 February 2016[3] | 18 years, 308 days |
| 2 | Jure Bogdan (1955–) |
27 February 2016[3] | Present | 10 years, 189 days |
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Military Ordinariate of Croatia is a military ordinariate of the Catholic Church.[4]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Povijest Vojnog ordinarijata u Republici Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Military Ordinariate of Croatia. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- Back to citation "Msgr. Juraj Jezerinac, vojni biskup u miru" (in Croatian). Military Ordinariate of Croatia. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 "Zaređen novi vojni biskup mons. Jure Bogdan" (in Croatian). Croatian Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- Back to citation Military Ordinariate of Croatia, official website
External links
- Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj (Official website in Croatian)
- Military Ordinariate of Croatia (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj (Croatia) (GCatholic.org)