Announcement

Dear faithful of the Croatian Catholic Mission in Edmonton,

We wish to inform you of an important change in the life of our community.

My priestly service in Canada is coming to an end. I am placing myself at the further disposal of my bishop in Croatia and will be taking on a new pastoral assignment outside of Canada. I will celebrate my last Holy Mass with you as your priest on Sunday, June 28th.

The care for the future pastoral life and administration of our community will now directly transition to the Archdiocese of Edmonton, to which our Croatian Mission has canonically belonged since its founding in 1978 by the then-Archbishop Joseph MacNeil.

The Archdiocese of Edmonton will appoint a temporary administrator and will keep you informed in a timely manner about the next steps, as well as the upcoming administrative and pastoral events.

Unfortunately, similar changes are becoming increasingly common across the North American continent, with communities in Montreal and Astoria (New York) facing a shortage of Croatian priests, which reflects a deepening lack of priestly vocations in Croatia.

I invite all of you to remain united in prayer – for our Croatian community, for the Archdiocese of Edmonton, and for new spiritual vocations in our Homeland.

Contact: 780-469-1010