ZAGREB, December 16, 2019 – The Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci, a diocese of the Catholic Church for Eastern Catholics of Byzantine Rite in the northern Croatia, was received on Monday the decision on the donation in goods, worth 4.5 million kuna, provided by the Croatian Caritas charitable organisation.
The decision on donating mainly food products from the Croatian commodity reserves was handed to Reverend Milan Stipić by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković at a ceremony in the town of Križevci.
This diocese has 40 parishes, mainly in the northern part of Croatia, and some are located in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See.
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