The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Croatia

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Croatia
(Logo in Croatian)
AreaEurope Central
Members633 (2022)[1]
Districts1
Branches6
Missions1
FamilySearch Centers4[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Croatia refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Croatia. The first missionaries arrived in Croatia in 1974. In 2022, there were 633 members in 6 congregations.

History

Sen. Orrin Hatch visits with Krešimir Ćosić in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. April 12, 1990.
Membership in Croatia
YearMembership
1989*100
1999299
2009513
2019635
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Croatia[1]

Krešimir Ćosić was baptized in 1971 while studying and playing for Brigham Young University. He rejected his 1973 draft with the Los Angeles Lakers and returned to Yugoslavia to play and coach basketball in 1974. He won many of Basketball's highest recognitions during his college and professional career.[3] Throughout his career, Ćosić would openly talk about the LDS Church. He served in local church leadership roles while in Croatia.[4]

The first sacrament meeting was held in Zadar on September 11, 1972.[5] The Zadar Branch, Croatia's first, was organized in 1974.[1] The LDS Church gained legal recognition by the Yugoslav government in 1975.[6] A limited number of North American missionaries served in Yugoslavia on limited assignments in the late 1970s. In 1981, the first full-time missionary called from Yugoslavia, Radmila Ranović, started his mission. He was called to serve in the Canada Montréal Mission. In 1982, the Zagreb Branch was organized. President Thomas S. Monson dedicated Croatia for missionary work on October 31, 1985, in Zagreb. Through much of the 1980s, missionaries were only permitted to speak about the Church if they were first asked by a potential investigator. In April 1987, Russell M. Nelson and other church leaders met with government authorities and received verbal permission for missionaries to openly proselytize in Croatia. The LDS Church received official government recognition in September 1987.[7] Seminary began in 1997. On May 25, 2008, a major public square in Zagreb was named after Krešimir Ćosić. Institute began in 2008.

On May 24, 2009, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the newly constructed Zagreb meetinghouse. This was the first Church-constructed meetinghouse in Croatia.[8] In May 2012, Young Women in Croatia attended young women camp for the first time. More than 375 people attended a commemoration celebrating 40 years since the beginning of Ćosić's efforts to establish the LDS Church in Yugoslavia on June 1–2, 2012.[7]

Humanitarian Efforts

The Church has conducted 161 humanitarian projects since 1985 that have included activities such as clean water initiatives, community projects, emergency response, refugee response, and wheelchair donations. Most recent projects have focused on refugees. Large amounts of humanitarian aid were donated from 1991 to 1992 due to war in the region.[9] Between 1993 and 1998, the LDS Church provided thousands of tons of food, clothing, bedding and medical supplies to Croatia.[6] In 1997, missionaries Vernon and Muriel Smith launched a project to help struggling farmers in the Sisak region reestablish the local pork industry.[7] In 1999, the Church donated 130 pigs to needy refugee families to replenish their lost livestock.[10] In 2002, Church members in the Netherlands donated quilts and toys to orphanages in Croatia and Slovakia.[11] In 2003, the Church began planting 1,450 fruit trees at an elementary school in Ratkovac to help increase self-sufficiency.[12]

Genealogical research

See also: Family History Center

As a branch of the world's largest genealogy library which is open to the public, there are four Family History Centers in Croatia in addition to their online website. The Family Center in Zagreb, Croatia became operational in 2008 with three others afterwards. This includes accessible data from registers of births, marriages and deaths from parishes, register offices and state and church archives in Croatia.[13][14][15][16]

District and Congregations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Croatia is located in Croatia
Osijek
Osijek
Karlovac
Karlovac
Rijeka (FHC)
Rijeka
(FHC)
Zadar (FHC)
Zadar (FHC)
Split (FHC)
Split (FHC)
Zagreb (FHC)
Zagreb (FHC)
Maribor
Maribor
Ljubljana (FHC)
Ljubljana (FHC)
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Podgorica (FHC)
Podgorica (FHC)
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica
Novi Sad (FHC)
Novi Sad (FHC)
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LDS Church Locations as of December 2023
The mission office and mission home is located in Zagreb
Orange = District Center and meetinghouse
Purple = meetinghouse
(FHC) = Family History Center

On December 10, 2023, all congregations within the Adriatic North Mission became included in a single district called the Adriatic North District.[17]

Namely,

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Sarajevo Branch

Croatia

  • Karlovac Branch
  • Osijek Branch
  • Rijeka Branch
  • Split Branch
  • Zadar Branch
  • Zagreb Branch

Montenegro

  • Podgorica Branch

Serbia

  • Beograd Branch
  • Novi Sad Branch
  • Sremska Mitrovica Branch

Slovenia

  • Ljubljana Branch
  • Maribor Branch

Congregations not part of a stake are called branches, regardless of size.

Missions

Prior to 1987, any missionary activity was performed under the Austria Vienna Mission. The Austria Vienna East Mission was organized on July 1, 1987, and administered to Yugoslavia. On July 1, 1996, the Austria Vienna South Mission was created and administered to the former Yugoslavia. Mission headquarters were relocated to Slovenia in 1999 and renamed the Slovenia Ljubljana Mission. On January 9, 2003, the mission home and office was relocated to Croatia and became the Croatia Zagreb Mission.[5] In the early 2010s, the Adriatic North Mission headquarters was relocated to Zagreb, Croatia. As of December 2023, the Mission covers missionary efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The LDS Church reported 69 members in Bosnia and Herzegovina for year-end 2022.[18] The only branch is located in Sarajevo.

Montenegro

The LDS Church reported 32 members in Montenegro for year-end 2022.[19] The Podgorica Branch is the only congregation meeting in Montenegro. A family history center is also located in the Podgorica meetinghouse.[20]

A meetinghouse of the LDS Church in Novi Sad, Serbia

Serbia

The LDS Church reported 369 members in 3 congregations as well as 2 family history centers in Serbia for year-end 2022.[21] These congregations are namely the Beograd Branch, Novi Sad Branch and Sremska Mitrovica Branch. Family history centers are located in Beograd and Novi Sad.[22]

Slovenia

The LDS Church reported 445 members in 2 congregations in Slovenia for year-end 2022.[23] These congregations are the Ljubljana Branch and Maribor Branch. A family history center is located in Ljubljana.[24]

Temples

There are no temples in the Adriatic North Mission. As of May 2022, countries within the Adriatic North Mission were assigned to the Frankfurt Germany Temple. Church President Russell M. Nelson has announced that a temple will be built in Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary which, once completed, will reduce the travel time and cost needed to attend a temple.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Croatia", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 31 May 2023
  2. ^ Category:Croatia Family History Centers Map, familysearch.org, retrieved February 22, 2022
  3. ^ "Kresimir Cosic", hoophall.com, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, retrieved February 22, 2022
  4. ^ Krešimir Ćosić, LDS Church, retrieved February 22, 2022
  5. ^ a b "Country information: Croatia", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, January 28, 2010, retrieved February 22, 2022
  6. ^ a b "The Adriatic North Mission", Weebly, retrieved February 22, 2022
  7. ^ a b c Croatia: Chronology, LDS Church, retrieved February 18, 2022
  8. ^ "First meetinghouse dedicated in Croatia", Church News, Deseret News, June 20, 2009, retrieved February 22, 2022
  9. ^ "Humanitarian relief in Europe", Church News, Deseret News, February 29, 1992, retrieved February 22, 2022
  10. ^ "Pig project in Croatia restores hope, dignity", Church News, Deseret News, June 7, 1999, retrieved February 22, 2022
  11. ^ "Helping children in Slovakia, Croatia", Church News, Deseret News, September 6, 2002, retrieved February 22, 2022
  12. ^ "Fruit trees to help rekindle economy", Church News, Deseret News, December 4, 2003, retrieved February 22, 2022
  13. ^ Gledec, Gordan (2014-06-16). "Zašto Mormoni prikupljaju rodoslovne podatke? – Rodoslovlje.HR" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  14. ^ "MORMONI U HRVATSKOJ "Ljudi nam na ulici govore 'beži, beži'. Nije uvijek lako, ali ne predajemo se"". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  15. ^ "O centru za istraživanje povijesti obitelji – Rodoslovlje.HR" (in Croatian). 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  16. ^ "Hrvatske matične knjige dostupne u digitalnom obliku – Rodoslovlje.HR" (in Croatian). 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  17. ^ "Meetinghouse Locator", churchofjesuschrist.org, retrieved December 13, 2023
  18. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 31 May 2023
  19. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Montenegro", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 31 May 2023
  20. ^ Category:Montenegro Family History Centers Map, familysearch.org, retrieved February 17, 2023
  21. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Serbia", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 31 May 2023
  22. ^ Category:Serbia Family History Centers Map, familysearch.org, retrieved February 17, 2023
  23. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Slovenia", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 31 May 2023
  24. ^ Category:Slovenia Family History Centers Map, familysearch.org, retrieved February 17, 2023


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