About Josip Mrzljak
Born 1944. Josip Mrzljak is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Josip Mrzljak (born 19 January 1944, in Vukovar) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin from 2007 to 2019.
His father Vladimir went missing in 1945, and is thought to have been killed by the Yugoslav Partisans. Mrzljak was ordained a priest in 1969 by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić.
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Zagreb on 29 December 1998 and he was consecrated a bishop on 6 February 1999.
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 1 August 2019.
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Who is Josip Mrzljak?
Croatian Roman Catholic bishop
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Josip Mrzljak was born on 19 January 1944 in Vukovar.
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Josip Mrzljak is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Josip Mrzljak's recorded nationality: Croat.
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