Croats of Boka Kotorska
Encyclopedia
The Croats
have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), a coastal region in Montenegro
, the largest of their kind in Tivat
. They are also known as Bokelji, a common name for all inhabitants for of Boka Kotorska. Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative
, and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro.
. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor
in Kotor is part of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska in Croatia
and its faithful are mostly the Croats in Boka.
Places of Worship
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), a coastal region in Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, the largest of their kind in Tivat
Tivat
Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor...
. They are also known as Bokelji, a common name for all inhabitants for of Boka Kotorska. Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative
Croatian Civic Initiative
The Croatian Civic Initiative is a Croat minority political party in Montenegro. The party was formed in 2002. It first participated in elections in the Tivat municipality that year, and is still based in the town...
, and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro.
Religion
Many Croats in this region are followers of the Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Bay of Kotor area in Montenegro. It is centered in the city of Kotor . It was erected as a diocese in the 10th century....
in Kotor is part of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and its faithful are mostly the Croats in Boka.
Places of Worship
- Crkva Gospa od ŠkrpjelaOur Lady of the RocksOur Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro . It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks...
(Our Lady of the Rocks Church) - Katedrala Sveti TripunaCathedral of Saint TryphonThe Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor is one of two Roman Catholic cathedrals in Montenegro. It is the seat of the Croatian Catholic Bishopric of Kotor which covers the entire gulf, currently led by Bishop Mons...
(Cathedral of Saint Tryphon)
Notable Individuals
- DonDon (honorific)Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Ivo Brajnović - Luka Brajnović
- BlessedBeatificationBeatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Gracija of Mula - SaintSaintA saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
Leopold MandićLeopold MandicSaint Leopold Bogdan Mandić was born on May 12, 1866, and died on July 30, 1942. He was an ethnic Croat born in Castelnuovo di Cattaro , in Bocche di Cattaro , then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today in Montenegro, and died in Padua, Italy... - Nikola ModruškiNikola ModruškiNikola Modruški , born in Boka Kotorska, was a bishop of Modruš in Lika, the Pope's representative at the court of Stefan Tomašević in Bosnia, and on the court of the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus in Buda in 1463–1464...
, BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of ModrušModrušModruš is a village in the mountainous part of Croatia, located south of Josipdol. The population is 197 .This now small village is historically noted as the seat of one of the medieval Catholic bishoprics, established in 1185 in Krbava and moved to Modruš in the 1460s. It later became the Roman...
in LikaLikaLika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
, Croatia, also known as Nicolaus Machinensis and Nicolo di Cattaro. - DonDon (honorific)Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Đuro Perusina - DonDon (honorific)Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Gracija Šablić - DonDon (honorific)Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Branko Sbutega
Demographics
| Census Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| District District Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:... |
Number of Croats | Percentage |
| 1948 | ||
| Herceg-Novi | 8.39% | |
| Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
25.94% | |
| 1953 | ||
| Boka kotorska | 22.26% | |
| Census Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality Municipality A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district... |
Number of Croats | Percentage |
| 1961 | ||
| Herceg-Novi | 1,544 | 10.18% |
| Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
3,483 | 20.92% |
| Tivat Tivat Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor... |
3,423 | 57.29% |
| 1971 | ||
| Herceg-Novi | 1,195 | 6.5% |
| Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
2,612 | 13.8% |
| Tivat Tivat Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor... |
3,375 | 48.73% |
| 1981 | ||
| Herceg-Novi | 702 | 3.01% |
| Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
1,644 | 8.03% |
| Tivat Tivat Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor... |
2,876 | 30.87% |
| 1991 | ||
| Herceg-Novi | 630 | 2.28% |
| Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
1,617 | 7.2% |
| Tivat Tivat Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor... |
2,663 | 23.35% |
| 2003 | ||
| Herceg-Novi | 831 | 2.45% |
| Kotor Kotor Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality.... |
1,842 | 7.84% |
| Tivat Tivat Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor... |
2,761 | 19.73% |