Croats of Boka Kotorska

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The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), a coastal region in Montenegro, the largest of their kind in Tivat. They are also known as Bokelji, a common name for all inhabitants for of Boka Kotorska. Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative, and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro.^[1]

Religion

Many Croats in this region are followers of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor in Kotor is part of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska in Croatia and its faithful are mostly the Croats in Boka.

Places of Worship

• Crkva Gospa od Škrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks Church)
• Katedrala Sveti Tripuna (Cathedral of Saint Tryphon)

Notable Individuals

• Don Ivo Brajnović
• Luka Brajnović
• Blessed Gracija of Mula
• Saint Leopold Mandić
• Nikola Modruški, Bishop of Modruš in Lika, Croatia, also known as Nicolaus Machinensis and Nicolo di Cattaro.
• Don Đuro Perusina
• Don Gracija Šablić
• Don Branko Sbutega

Demographics

Census Year
District	Number of Croats	Percentage
1948
Herceg-Novi		8.39%
Kotor		25.94%
1953
Boka kotorska		22.26%

Census Year
Municipality	Number of Croats	Percentage
1961
Herceg-Novi	1,544	10.18%
Kotor	3,483	20.92%
Tivat	3,423	57.29%
1971
Herceg-Novi	1,195	6.5%
Kotor	2,612	13.8%
Tivat	3,375	48.73%
1981
Herceg-Novi	702	3.01%
Kotor	1,644	8.03%
Tivat	2,876	30.87%
1991
Herceg-Novi	630	2.28%
Kotor	1,617	7.2%
Tivat	2,663	23.35%
2003
Herceg-Novi	831	2.45%
Kotor	1,842	7.84%
Tivat	2,761	19.73%

References

1. ^ "Croatian Council Established". Vijesti. http://www.vijesti.cg.yu/vijesti_old/naslovna.php?akcija=vijest&id=260130. ^{[dead link]}