Vlado Košić
Vlado Košić (born 20 May 1959) is Croatian bishop, leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sisak. Early life and education Košić was born in small village of Družbinec near Varaždin on May 20, 1959 to Ivan Košić and Marta Dombaj. He finished primary school in Družbinec, high school in minor seminary in Zagreb in 1978, and theology at the Catholic Theological Faculty in Zagreb in 1985. On June 30, 1985 he was ordained a presbyter of the Archdiocese of Zagreb. He received his master's degree in 1989 in dogmatic theology with thesis "Treatise "De libero arbitrio et de gratia" of Ivan Paštrić (1636–1708)", and on June 23, 1997 doctoral degree with thesis "Theologian Franjo Ksaver Pejačević (1707–1781) – Features", with Ivan Golub as supervisor. Since November 28, 1997 he holds doctor of science. Career He worked in the Archdiocese of Zagreb as a chaplain in Karlovac-Dubovac (1985–1988) and Zagreb-Špansko (1988–1990), and as pastor of Hrastovica (1990–1995) and Petrinja (1992–1995). Since 1995 he worked as an assistant at the Department of Dogmatic Theology at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Zagreb. In 1997 he became senior assistant, and in 2003 assistant professor. Since January 25, 2001 Košić is