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Order in College: |
Cardinal Priest |
| With Title:
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St. Jerome of the Croatians |
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Native Country: |
Croatia |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 21 October 2003 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
20 March 2029 |
Cardinal Josip Bozanic was born on March 20, 1949, in Vrbnik, on the island of Krk. In 1975, he was ordained to the priesthood. He received a licentiate of canon law in Rome, and then lectured for 10 years at Rijeka Divinity College. In 1989, he was made bishop of Krk. In 1997, with about 30,000 believers, Bozanic moved from Krk to Zagreb, to the surprise of many. On October 21, 2003, he was created a cardinal priest, and assigned the titular church of St. Jerome of the Croatians. He serves as Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia. |
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