Zdenko Križić

Mons. Zdenko Križić, O.C.D.
Mons. Zdenko Križić, O.C.D.
	Diocesan Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gospić-Senj
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	4 April 2016
Predecessor	Mile Bogović
Successor	Incumbent
Other posts	Rector of the Teresianum (2012–2016)
Orders
Ordination	26 June 1977 (Priest)
Consecration	25 May 2016 (Bishop); by Cardinal Josip Bozanić
Personal details
Birth name	Ivan Križić
Born	2 February 1953; Johovac, FPR Yugoslavia; (present day Bosnia and Hercegovina)
Alma mater	Teresianum

Bishop Zdenko Ivan Križić, O.C.D. (born 2 February 1953) is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who currently serves as the second Diocesan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gospić-Senj since 4 April 2016.

Coat of arms of Bishop Zdenko Križić

Education

Bishop Križić was born into a Bosnian Croat Roman Catholic family near Doboj in the Bosnia and was baptized with a name Ivan.

After graduation of the secondary school of the Conventual Franciscans in Zagreb, he joined a mendicant order of the Discalced Carmelites and after the novitiate consequently studied the philosophy in Florence, Italy and theology in the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum in Rome. He made a profession on July 27, 1970 and a solemn profession on July 16, 1976 in Zagreb,[1] and was ordained as priest on June 26, 1977,[2] after completed his philosophical and theological studies. Fr. Križić continued his studies of spirituality at the Teresianum, where he received his master's degree in 1978.

Pastoral and educational work

Fr. Zdenko held numerous positions: Prefect of the Minor Seminary of the Carmelite Fathers in Zagreb (1978–1984); first adviser to the Carmelite Commissariat (1984–1990); prior of the monastery in Remete-Zagreb (1984–1990); external professor at the Institute for Christian Spirituality in Zagreb (1984–2012); Provincial of the Croatian Carmelite Province of Saint Joseph the Father (1990–1996); Vicar of the Province (1996-2002); prior of the monastery in Remete, Zagreb (1996–1997); prior of the newly founded monastery in Krk (1997–2002); master of novices (1997–1999); Provincial of the Croatian Carmelite Province (2002–2003); Vicar General of the Order of Carmel (2003–2009); prior of the monastery in Krk and provincial advisor (2011–2012); since 2012 he has been the rector of the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum in Rome until his election as bishop.[1]

Prelate

On April 4, 2016, he was appointed by Pope Francis as the second Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Gospić-Senj. On May 25, 2016, he was consecrated as bishop by Cardinal Josip Bozanić and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church in the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Gospić.[2]

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References

"Mons. Zdenko Križić, biskup gospićko – senjski". Official Website of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
"Bishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by ?	Rector of the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum 2012–2016	Succeeded by Denis Chardonnens
Preceded by Mile Bogović	Diocesan Bishop of Gospić-Senj 2016–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[IV-1] "Mons. Zdenko Križić, biskup gospićko – senjski". Official Website of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[CH-2] "Bishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 May 2020.