Đuro Hranić

Archbishop Hranić was one of very few members of the clergy who explicitly opposed Anti-Cyrillic protests against the application of bilingualism in Vukovar that occurred in late 2013, calling for mutual respect and love. On 18 November 2013, on Vukovar Remembrance Day, which is held to commemorate victims from the Battle of Vukovar, archbishop Hranić stated in his homily:

On 5 July 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him to the position of Auxiliary bishop, and gave him title of Titular Bishop of Gaudiabe. He was ordained for the auxiliary bishop on 22 September 2001 in Đakovo Cathedral. On 18 April 2013, Pope Francis appointed him to the position of the Archbishop of Đakovo-Osijek. On 29 June 2013, Hranić received the archbishop's pallium in Rome from the Pope Francis. He celebrated his first Mass as Archbishop on 6 July 2013 in Đakovo Cathedral. He is the first Croatian Archbishop appointed by Pope Francis.

Đuro Hranić was ordained as a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek on 29 June 1986. He served as parish vicar in Osijek (1986–1987), prefect of Đakovo seminary (1993–1996), professor of dogmatic theology at the Đakovo Catholic Theological Faculty (since 1993), assistant of laity students at the same Faculty (1993–1998), Deputy Head of Chair of Theology (since 1997), assistant professor at the Department of Dogmatic Theology at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Zagreb for the needs of the regional studies in Đakovo (since 2000), Secretary General of the Second Synod of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek (since 1998), member of the Presbyterian Council of the same (since 1994), member of the Council of consultors of the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek (since 2000), member of the Episcopal Commission for Laity of the Croatian Bishops' Conference, and editor in chief of the diocesan monthly Vjesnik of Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek (since 1994).

Đuro Hranić (born 20 March 1961) is a Croatian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek.

Đuro Hranić was born in a small village of Cerić near Vinkovci on 20 March 1961 to Stjepan and Eva Hranić. He finished primary school in Cerić, after which he attended first two classes of gymnasium in Osijek, and last two at the Diocesan Gymnasium of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Đakovo (1975–1979). Hranić graduated in 1986 in philosophy and theology at the Đakovo Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Osijek. He gained his doctorate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1993.