Fr. Zvonimir Kutleša
Fra KutlesaFr. Zvonimir was born January 2, 1939 in Prisoje near Tomislavgrad where he finished grade school and graduated high school in Visoko. He joined the Franciscan Order in 1959 in Kraljeva Sutjeska. He studied philosophy and theology in Sarajevo and Ljubljana. Fr. Zvonimir was ordained on July 10, 1967 in Sarajevo. He immigrated to the United States in 1967 and spent some time in Dayton, Ohio. He was associate pastor at St. Mary's Parish in Steelton (1968-1971) and at Sacred Heart in Chicago (1971-1976). Fr. Zvonimir was then named pastor at St. Francis in Windsor (1976-1995). where he built a new church, hall and rectory. He was then pastor at St. Jerome's in Chicago (1995-1997). Since 1997 he has been pastor at Holy Family in Kitchener, and since July 2004 in London. On two different occasions he was on the Custodial Board (1979-1982; 1982-1985).

 

 

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