Vicko Zmajević (21 December 1670 – 12 September 1745) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Bar and Primate of Serbia and also the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Zadar.


Vicko Zmajević
Archbishop of Zadar
Archbishop of Bar Vicko Zmajević
Picture oil on canvas 1720
ArchdioceseZadar
SeeZadar
Appointed22 May 1713[1]
Term ended21 December 1745
PredecessorViktor Prioli
SuccessorMatej Karaman
Other post(s)Primate of Serbia, Archbishop of Bar (1701-1710)
Apostolic Administrator of Budva (1701-1714)
Apostolic visitor for countries under Ottoman rule (Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece) (1701-1745)
Apostolic visitor for Bosnia (1737-1745)
Orders
Consecrationby Marino Drago
Personal details
Born
Vicko Zamjević

(1670-12-21)21 December 1670
Perast, Ottoman Empire (now Montenegro)
Died12 September 1745(1745-09-12) (aged 74)
Zadar, Republic of Venice (now Croatia)
BuriedChurch of Our Lady of Health, Zadar
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Vicko Zmajević
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Biography

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Zmajević was born in Perast, into the House of Zmajević, one of the most influential families in the region. He was appointed Archbishop of Bar on 18 April 1701 and Apostolic Administrator of Budva on 24 December 1701 and again on 12 August 1713. Zmajević at Bar church fair in 1702 had the title of Diocleciensis, totius regni Serviae primas, visitator Albanie. He was consecrated as bishop by Marino Drago, bishop of Kotor. Zmajević became the archbishop of Zadar on 22 May 1713. He resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Budva in 1714.[1] He died in Zadar.

Legacy

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The Croatian Encyclopedia describes him as a 'Croatian church politician and writer' and notes that his few remaining works are archived by HAZU.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Archbishop Vincent Zmajevic". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Zmajević, Vicko". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
Preceded by Archbishop of Zadar
1713-1745
Succeeded by