[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 25 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL JOSIP BOZANIC

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 25, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Cardinal Josip Bozanic, Croatian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic 
Church, upon his visit to the American-Croatian Lodge, Inc. of 
Cleveland, Ohio. The Croatian Lodge of Cleveland is a vibrant cultural 
center where the history and traditions of Croatia have been promoted 
and preserved for twenty-five years.
  Cardinal Bozanic was born and raised in Rijecka, Yugoslavia (now 
Croatia). His parents, Ivan Bozanic and Dinka Vlakovic, taught him the 
values of hard work, faith and service to others. On June 29th, 1975, 
Cardinal Bozanic was ordained to the priesthood, by Bishop Karmelo 
Zazinovic. He served as a parish priest for several years before going 
to Rome where he earned a licentiate in dogmatic theology from the 
Pontifical Gregorian University, and then a licentiate in canon law 
from the Pontifical Lateran University.
  Cardinal Bozanic returned to Yugoslavia, where he served as 
chancellor and then vicar general of the Diocese of Krk. From 1988 to 
1997, he taught dogmatic theology and canon law at the Theological 
Institute of Rijeka. On May 10, 1989, Cardinal Bozanic was appointed 
Coadjutor Bishop of Krk by Pope John Paul II. On October 21, 2003, Pope 
John Paul II appointed him as Cardinal Priest of San Girolamo dei 
Croati. Cardinal Bozanic was a member of the Cardinal Electors of the 
2005 Papal Conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of His Eminence, Cardinal Josip Bozanic, whose journey to Cleveland, 
Ohio to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the American-Croatian 
Lodge, Inc. is greatly appreciated by all residents of Northeast Ohio.

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