Josip Bozanić


Josip Bozanić
Cardinal,
Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb
Bozanić in 2012
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseZagreb
SeeZagreb
Appointed5 July 1997
Term ended15 April 2023
PredecessorFranjo Kuharić
SuccessorDražen Kutleša
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1975
by Karmelo Zazinović
Consecration25 June 1989
by Franjo Kuharić
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Josip Bozanić

(1949-03-20) 20 March 1949
NationalityCroatian
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)
Alma mater
MottoDa život imaju
That they may have life
(John 10:10)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Josip Bozanić
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeZagreb

Josip Bozanić (pronounced [jǒsip bǒzanit͡ɕ]; born 20 March 1949) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1997 to 2023. He was previously Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was made a cardinal in 2003. Bozanić is the Grand Prior of the Croatian Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.