Old Catholic Church of Croatia
| Old Catholic Church of Croatia | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Old Catholic |
| Theology | Ultrajectine |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Leader | |
| Associations | International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference |
| Region | Croatia |
| Headquarters | Zagreb |
| Members | c. 700 (2011)[1] |
| Official website | http://hrvatska-starokatolicka-crkva.com/ |
The Old Catholic Church of Croatia or Croatian Old Catholic Church (Croatian: Hrvatska starokatolička crkva) consists of the Croatian parishes in full communion with the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches. Since 2018, it is administered by Bishop .[2]
It should not be confused with some alternative organizations of Old Catholic tradition in Croatia, like the Old Catholic General vicariate of St. Method in Croatia.[3]
History[]
Old Catholic Church of Croatia was created after First World War and was recognized by state authorities of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) in 1923. Its first bishop was Marko Kalogjera (1924–1956). During Second World War, the Old Catholic Church was banned by the Ustaše regime. Among executed Old-Catholic clerics were: Ante Donković, Davorin Ivanović, Josip Ivelić, Ivan Cigula and Luka Malinarić.[4]
The Church also suffered from several internal divisions (since 1933), and for a long time it was split in two groups that were finally united in 1974.[5] In spite of that, the Church never recovered fully, and it was placed by the Union of Utrecht under a delegated administration of Bishop of the Old Catholic Church of Austria (1975–1994),[6] and his successors.[7] Since 18 November 2018, the administrating Bishop is , current bishop of the Old Catholic Church of Austria.[8]
Croatian Old-Catholic bishops[]
- (1924–1933–1956)
- elected bishop (1933–1943)
- (died 1959)
- (1961–1974)
Administrators:
- (1975–1994)
- (1994–2010)
- (2010–2018)
- (2018–)
References[]
- ^ "Otkrivamo duhovno utočište rektora Borasa - Starokatolici: Ponosni smo na njega". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Hrvatska starokatolička crkva (2018): Primopredaja biskupske službe u našoj crkvi
- ^ Old Catholic General vicariate of St. Method in Croatia
- ^ Škiljan 2014, p. 195-213.
- ^ Flügel 2014, p. 72-74.
- ^ Kolarić 2005, p. 657.
- ^ "Hrvatska Starokatolička crkva: Naša povijest". hrvatska-starokatolicka-crkva.com.
- ^ Hrvatska starokatolička crkva (2018): Primopredaja biskupske službe u našoj crkvi
Sources[]
- Bajsić, Vjekoslav (1970). "Starokatolička crkva u SFR Jugoslaviji". Vjerske zajednice u Jugoslaviji. Zagreb: Binoza. pp. 38–39.
- Flügel, Christian (2014) [2006]. Die Utrechter Union und die Geschichte ihrer Kirchen (2. ed.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand. ISBN 9783732294374.
- Kalogjera, Marko (1924). Hrvatska starokatolička crkva (1. ed.). Zagreb.
- Kolarić, Juraj (2005). Ekumenska trilogija: Istočni kršćani, pravoslavni, protestanti. Zagreb: Prometej. ISBN 9789536460212.
- Škiljan, Filip (2014). "Starokatolička crkva u Nezavisnoj Državi Hrvatskoj". Historijski zbornik. 67 (1): 195–213.
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