Josip Mrzljak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Josip Mrzljak

Croatian Roman Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1944

Place of Birth: Vukovar, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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 Kuharic. 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 Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Varaždin on 20 March 2007.Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 1 August 2019.