Vlado Razum (born 19 November 1960) is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who has served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Zagreb and the titular bishop of Stagnum since his appointment by Pope Leo XIV in November 2025.[1] Prior to his episcopal appointment, he served as rector of the Archdiocesan Major Seminary in Zagreb and held several pastoral and administrative roles within the archdiocese.[2]
Vlado Razum was born on 19 November 1960 in Samobor, within the Archdiocese of Zagreb.[2] He completed primary and secondary education in the Zagreb area before enrolling at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Geodesy, where he graduated in 1985.[2]
After several years of professional work, he entered the Archdiocesan Major Seminary in Zagreb. He studied philosophy and theology at the Catholic Faculty of Theology of the University of Zagreb, completing his studies in 1992.[2]
Priesthood
Razum was ordained a deacon on 11 October 1992 and a priest on 27 June 1993 for the Archdiocese of Zagreb.[2]
Following his ordination, he served as parochial vicar of the Parish of Saint Peter in Zagreb (1993–1997). He later became administrator of the newly established Parish of Saint Nicholas the Bishop in Stenjevec (1997–1998). He subsequently held responsibilities in priestly formation, including service as vice-rector and formator at the archdiocesan seminary, and later as spiritual director.[2]
Razum also served as director of the Pontifical Mission Societies for the Archdiocese of Zagreb and as parish priest of the Parish of the Annunciation in Velika Gorica. In 2024, he was appointed rector of the Archdiocesan Major Seminary in Zagreb.[3]
Episcopal ministry
On 17 November 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Razum as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Zagreb and assigned him the titular see of Stagnum.[1][4]
Razum chose the episcopal motto Ut unum sint (“That they may all be one”), taken from the Gospel of John, expressing a commitment to ecclesial communion and unity.[5]
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