Vinko Zubranić

Zubranić was born in Baška on the isle of Krk, at the time part of the Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy. He studied theology in Padua where he earned his PhD. From 1824 he served as a lecturer at the Biblical Theological Study in Zadar, until 1836 when he was appointed a canon. From 1843 until 1852, Zubarić served as capitular preposit of the cathedral in Kotor, and after that as capitular vicar of the Diocese of Kotor from 1852 until 1854.[1]

On 14 December 1853, Zubarić was nominated for the position of bishop of Kotor and was confirmed by Rome on 7 April 1854. He was consecrated in Kotor by Bishop Toma Jedrlinić of Dubrovnik on 15 October. Zubarić served as an ordinary of Kotor only for a brief time, until being nominated the bishop of bishop of Dubrovnik on 29 January 1856, and confirmed on 19 June.[2] The next year he was appointed apostolic administrator of the neighbouring Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan in the Ottoman Empire. As the apostolic administrator, Zubarić tried to resolve a number of issues in the Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan, incurred by the Ottoman administration and lack of priests. For this reason, he tried to introduce Franciscans in the Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan after the Jesuits left the Diocese, however, he opposed the proposal of the apostolic visitor, the Jesuit V. Basileo, that the Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan should have its own ordinary.[1]

In 1869, Zubarić participated at the First Vatican Council.[1]