Archdiocese of Ðakovo-Osijek

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium)
  • Latin Name: Sirmiensis
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Country: Croatia
  • Description: (destroyed in 441)

• Diocese of Sirmio (Srijem; Sirmium)
  • Latin Name: Sirmiensis
  • Restored: 1231
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kalocsa
  • Country: Croatia

• Diocese of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem
  • Latin Name: Bosniensis seu Diacovensis et Sirmiensis
  • United: 9 July 1773
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Zagreb
  • Country: Croatia
  • Description: (AP has city names reversed for most of the 20th century)

• Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem
  • Latin Name: Diacovensis seu Bosnensis et Sirmiensis
  • Name Changed: 18 November 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Zagreb
  • Country: Croatia
  • Square Kilometers: 11,288 (4,359 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• St. Methodius † ( 870 Appointed - 873 Appointed, Archbishop of Moravia (Pannonia))
• Gregorius † ( 1312 Appointed - 1333 Died)
• Gregorius , O.F.M. † ( 1334 Appointed - )
• Petrus Becke † ( 1338 Appointed - 1349 Died)
• Thomas Benedicti, O.E.S.A. † (1 Dec 1349 Appointed - 1364 Died)
• Dömötör Vaskúti † (10 Jul 1364 Appointed - 28 Jun 1368 Appointed, Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen)
• István † (28 Jun 1368 Appointed - 1373 Died)
• János † (10 Jan 1375 Appointed - )
• Gergely Szeri Pósafi † (4 Feb 1394 Appointed - 12 Sep 1397 Appointed, Bishop of Csanád)
• Tamás Ludany, O. Cist. † (18 Feb 1399 Appointed - 23 Mar 1400 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• István de Upor † ( 1402 Appointed - 19 Jan 1408 Appointed, Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen)
• Pál Farkasii † (23 May 1407 Appointed - )
• Jacobus Blasii † (13 May 1420 Appointed - 1433 Died)
• Konrad Schnosputger, O.S.A. † (26 Jul 1433 Appointed - Mar 1437 Died)
• Jakob Piceno † ( 1454 Appointed - 1459 Died)
• Orbán † (22 Apr 1460 Appointed - 1465 Died)
• Miklós Báthory (Báthori) † (8 Jan 1473 Appointed - 22 Apr 1474 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• Zsigmond Palóczy † (5 Apr 1475 Appointed - 1479 Died)
• Boldizsár † (25 Jun 1479 Appointed - 1481 Died)
• János Vitéz † (31 Mar 1482 Appointed - 3 Jun 1489 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Stjepan Crispo † (26 Feb 1490 Appointed - )
• Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) † (29 Apr 1499 Appointed - 5 Jun 1501 Appointed, Bishop of Nitra)
• Gabril Polgar † (30 May 1502 Appointed - )
• István de Szatmar † (2 Sep 1502 Appointed - 1505 Died)
• János Ország de Guth † ( 1505 Appointed - 1520 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• László de Macedonia † (Dec 1520 Appointed - 1526 Resigned)
• Stjepan Brodarić † (11 Mar 1526 Appointed - 30 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• Márton Pethe de Hetes † ( 1582 Appointed - 26 Oct 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• Štefan da Trnava, O.S.P.P.E. † (20 Mar 1589 Appointed - 1592 Died)
• Miklós Zelniczey Naprady † ( 1593 Appointed - 17 Jun 1596 Appointed, Bishop of Pécs)
• Šimun Bratulić, O.S.P.P.E. † (15 Jan 1601 Appointed - 13 Sep 1604 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• László Majthényi † (18 May 1616 Appointed - 1624 Died)
• Francesco Jany † (1 Jul 1697 Confirmed - Apr 1702 Died)
• Giuseppe Antonio Maria Favini, O.F.M. Conv. † (14 May 1703 Appointed - 21 May 1711 Died)
• Franjo Vernić † (22 Nov 1717 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1729 Died)
• Gabriel Patačić † (12 Feb 1731 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1733 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Ladislav Szörényi † (15 Feb 1734 Appointed - 13 Nov 1752 Died)
• Nicolò Givovich † (13 Nov 1752 Succeeded - 16 May 1762 Died)
• Ivan Krstitelj Paxy † (20 Dec 1762 Confirmed - 10 Sep 1770 Confirmed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• Matej Franjo Krtica (Kertiza) † (20 Dec 1773 Confirmed - 31 May 1805 Died)
• Anton Mandić † (26 Aug 1806 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1815 Died)
• Emeric Karol Raffay † (22 Jul 1816 Confirmed - 10 Jan 1830 Died)
• Pál Mátyás (Matija Pavao) Szutsits (Sučić) † (28 Feb 1831 Confirmed - 13 Apr 1834 Died)
• Josip Kuković † (30 Sep 1834 Confirmed - 2 Dec 1849 Resigned)
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer † (20 May 1850 Confirmed - 8 Apr 1905 Died)
• Ivan Baptista Krapàc † (24 May 1910 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1916 Died)
• Anton Akšamović † (22 Apr 1920 Appointed - 28 Mar 1942 Resigned)
• Stjepan Bäuerlein † (12 Oct 1959 Appointed - 9 Aug 1973 Died)
• Ćiril Kos † (6 Feb 1974 Appointed - 6 Feb 1997 Retired)
• Marin Srakić (6 Feb 1997 Succeeded - 18 Apr 2013 Retired)
• Đuro Hranić (18 Apr 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem
1950	315,000	400,000	78.8%	128	29	157	2,006		37	513	118	ap1951
Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem
1970	500,000	1,000,000	50.0%	180	41	221	2,262		54	739	147	ap1971
1980	500,000	1,200,000	41.7%	199	47	246	2,032		53	549	166	ap1981
1990	514,000	1,383,000	37.2%	198	46	244	2,106		53	488	173	ap1991
1999	500,000	1,400,000	35.7%	209	42	251	1,992		44	375	178	ap2000
2000	468,134	1,394,720	33.6%	207	44	251	1,865		46	389	178	ap2001
2001	441,322	1,394,364	31.7%	211	46	257	1,717		48	387	178	ap2002
2002	477,428	1,444,293	33.1%	209	48	257	1,857		50	387	178	ap2003
2003	468,849	1,436,825	32.6%	212	48	260	1,803		49	373	178	ap2004
2004	447,910	1,426,818	31.4%	208	48	256	1,749		50	365	180	ap2005
2006	460,310	1,430,620	32.2%	220	47	267	1,724	1	49	381	180	ap2007
Archdiocese of Ðakovo-Osijek
2013	546,000	641,000	85.2%	203	52	255	2,141	1	53	358	153	ap2014
2016	461,000	540,400	85.3%	197	52	249	1,851	1	54	315	153	ap2017
2019	450,423	521,984	86.3%	212	47	259	1,739	1	50	313	153	ap2020
2021	443,800	513,500	86.4%	207	47	254	1,747	1	50	290	153	ap2022
2023	388,305	464,677	83.6%	208	47	255	1,522	1	49	284	153	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ivan Ćurić (Deacon: 11 Mar 1989; Priest: 29 Jun 1990; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 2019)
• Đuro Gašparović (Priest: 29 Jun 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1996 to 18 Jun 2008)
• Đuro Hranić (Priest: 29 Jun 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 2001; Archbishop: 18 Apr 2013)
• Ivo Martinović, T.O.R.
• Bože Radoš (Priest: 29 Jun 1990 to 1 Aug 2019)
• Marin Srakić (Priest: 6 Mar 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Feb 1990; Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Feb 1996; Bishop: 6 Feb 1997; Archbishop: 18 Jun 2008 to 18 Apr 2013)
• Fabijan Svalina (Priest: 29 Jun 1997 to 7 Oct 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Anton Akšamović † (Priest: 9 Jul 1899; Bishop: 22 Apr 1920 to 28 Mar 1942)
• Petrus Bakich de Lach †
• Miklós Báthory (Báthori) † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1473 to 22 Apr 1474)
• Stjepan Bäuerlein † (Priest: 7 Apr 1929; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 May 1951; Bishop: 12 Oct 1959 to 9 Aug 1973)
• Petrus Becke † (Bishop: 1338 to 1349)
• Thomas Benedicti, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1349 to 1364)
• Jacobus Blasii † (Bishop: 13 May 1420 to 1433)
• Šimun Bratulić, O.S.P.P.E. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1601 to 13 Sep 1604)
• Stjepan Brodarić † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1526 to 30 May 1539)
• Stjepan Crispo † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1490)
• Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1499 to 5 Jun 1501)
• Pál Farkasii † (Bishop: 23 May 1407)
• Giuseppe Antonio Maria Favini, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 14 May 1703 to 21 May 1711)
• Nicolò Givovich † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 May 1749; Bishop: 13 Nov 1752 to 16 May 1762)
• György Jakusics †
• Francesco Jany † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1697 to Apr 1702)
• Ćiril Kos † (Priest: 9 Jul 1944; Bishop: 6 Feb 1974 to 6 Feb 1997)
• Ivan Baptista Krapàc † (Bishop: 24 May 1910 to 15 Jul 1916)
• Matej Franjo Krtica (Kertiza) † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1773 to 31 May 1805)
• Josip Kuković † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1834 to 2 Dec 1849)
• Tamás Ludany, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1399 to 23 Mar 1400)
• László de Macedonia † (Bishop: Dec 1520 to 1526)
• László Majthényi † (Bishop: 18 May 1616 to 1624)
• Anton Mandić † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1806 to 11 Jan 1815)
• János Ország de Guth † (Bishop: 1505 to 1520)
• Zsigmond Palóczy † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1475 to 1479)
• Gabriel Patačić † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1731 to 28 Sep 1733)
• Ivan Krstitelj Paxy † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1762 to 10 Sep 1770)
• Márton Pethe de Hetes † (Bishop: 1582 to 26 Oct 1583)
• Jakob Piceno † (Bishop: 1454 to 1459)
• Gabril Polgar † (Bishop: 30 May 1502)
• Emeric Karol Raffay † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 10 Jan 1830)
• Konrad Schnosputger, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1433 to Mar 1437)
• Franjo Šeper †
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer † (Bishop: 20 May 1850 to 8 Apr 1905)
• István de Szatmar † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1502 to 1505)
• Gergely Szeri Pósafi † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1394 to 12 Sep 1397)
• Ladislav Szörényi † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1734 to 13 Nov 1752)
• Pál Mátyás (Matija Pavao) Szutsits (Sučić) † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1831 to 13 Apr 1834)
• Paul de Tauris-Jancic, O.F.M. Obs. †
• Štefan da Trnava, O.S.P.P.E. † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1589 to 1592)
• István de Upor † (Bishop: 1402 to 19 Jan 1408)
• Dömötör Vaskúti † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1364 to 28 Jun 1368)
• Franjo Vernić † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1717 to 27 Jun 1729)
• János Vitéz † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1482 to 3 Jun 1489)
• Anđelko Voršak † (Priest: 22 May 1869; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Mar 1898 to 22 Aug 1921)
• Miklós Zelniczey Naprady † (Bishop: 1593 to 17 Jun 1596)
• Boldizsár † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1479 to 1481)
• Gregorius † (Bishop: 1312 to 1333)
• Gregorius , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1334 - )
• István † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1368 to 1373)
• János † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1375)
• St. Methodius † (Archbishop: 870 to 873)
• Orbán † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1460 to 1465)

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