Archdiocese of Zagreb
Zagrebien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Zagreb, Croatia
The Archdiocese of Zagreb is the primary Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of Croatia, founded in 1094 and elevated to an archdiocese on 11 December 1852. Its suffragans include the dioceses of Bjelovar-Križevci, Sisak, and Varaždin. Dražen Kutleša has been archbishop since 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1094
- Latin
- Zagrebien(sis)
- Patron
- Blessed Alojzije Stepinac
- Annuario code
- 001000225
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,002,923
- Population
- 1,211,298
- Catholic share
- 82.8%
- Priests
- 556
- Catholics per priest
- 1,804
- Extent
- 4,246 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 236
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Dražen Kutleša
- Born
- 25 September 1968
- Birthplace
- Tomislavgrad
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, Zagreb stands in Zagreb, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Zagreb
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of SisakSisak
- Diocese of VaraždinVaraždin
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centered in the capital city Zagreb, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Zagrebiensis; Croatian: Zagrebačka nadbiskupija i metropolija) is the central Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Croatia and the country's metropolitan see, covering the northwestern continental areas of Croatia. Dražen Kutleša is the present archbishop.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].