Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Croatia. The diocese is centred in the city of Varaždin. It is a new diocese, having only been erected on July 5, 1997 from the Archdiocese of Zagreb. Bishop Marko Culej was the first to be head of the diocese. Bishop Bože Radoš is the current bishop of Varaždin.[1]

Diocese of Varaždin Dioecesis Varasdinensis Varaždinska biskupija
Cathedral in Varaždin
Location
Country	Croatia
Ecclesiastical province	Zagreb
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Zagreb
Statistics
Area	3,100 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014) 380,566 362,247 (95.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 July 1997
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Varaždin
Patron saint	Saint Marko Krizin
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bože Radoš
Metropolitan Archbishop	Josip Bozanić
Bishops emeritus	Josip Mrzljak
Website
biskupija-varazdinska.hr

The Church of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven was built in 1646 and was proclaimed a cathedral on September 28, 1997.

The diocese's patron saint is Saint Marko of Križevci.