Ilija Hranilović (3 October 1850 – 20 March 1889) was a Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop from 1883 to 1889 of the Eastern Catholic Eparchy of Križevci.

Ilija Hranilović
Eparch of Križevci
ChurchGreek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
DioceseEparchy of Križevci
In office15 March 1883 – 20 March 1889
PredecessorĐuro Smičiklas
SuccessorJulije Drohobeczky
Orders
Ordination25 April 1875
by Đuro Smičiklas
Consecration22 April 1883
by Victor Mihaly de Apșa
Personal details
Born(1850-10-03)3 October 1850
Died20 March 1889(1889-03-20) (aged 38)

Born in Sošice, Austrian Empire (present day – Croatia) in 1850, he was ordained a priest on 25 April 1875 for the Eparchy of Križevci. Fr. Hranilović was the parish priest in Šid from 1876 to 1879.[1]

He was confirmed as the Bishop by the Holy See on 15 March 1883. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 22 April 1883. The principal consecrator was Bishop Victor Mihaly de Apșa.[2]

He died in Križevci on 20 March 1889.

References

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  1. Blazejowsky, Dmytro (1990). Hierarchy of the Kyivan Church (861-1990). Rome. p. 342.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Bishop Elias Hranilović". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-29.