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Croatia is a Catholic country. In the 2011 population census 86.28% stated they were Catholics. On Hvar the churches are all Catholic. Places of worship for other religious denominations are to be found in the mainland towns and cities.

Hvar's Churches

Non-Catholics may attend Catholics services and ceremonies, but are not allowed to take Communion. On Hvar, many non-Catholics join in the all-night Maundy Thursday Processions, in which groups led by a Cross-bearer start out from six villages and walk round the circuit of these villages, returning to their starting point early on Good Friday morning.

Every parish has a special annual celebration for its patron saint, and in Svirče there are two local feast days. Besides the churches which are normally active, there are many others which are used on occasion. There are very few churches or chapels on the island which are not used at all. The churches in regular use on the island are listed below. Except where otherwise stated, the links give only basic details of the address and in some cases the phone number for each church.

Hvarska Biskupija - The Hvar Bishopric (website in Croatian)

St. Stjepan 1. papa i mučenik, Hvar - Hvar Cathedral, St. Stephen 1st, Martyr and Pope

St. Stjepan 1. papa i mučenik, Stari Grad - Stari Grad Parish Church of St. Stephen 1st, Martyr and Pope

Uznesenje Marjino, Jelsa - Jelsa Parish Church of Our Lady's Assumption (website in Croatian)

Sveti Lovro, Vrboska - Vrboska Parish Church of St. Lawrence

Sveti Teodor mučenik, Milna - Parish Church of St. Theodore the Martyr

Sveti Kuzma i Damjan, Velo Grablje - Parish Church of Ss. Cosmas and Damian, Velo Grablje

Sveti Spiridion, Sveta Nedjelja - Parish Church of St. Spiridion, Sveta Nedjelja

Duh Sveti, Vrbanj - Vrbanj Parish Church of the Holy Spirit

Sveti Mihovil arkanđeo, Dol - Dol Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel

Sveta Marija Magdalena, Svirče - Svirče Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalen

Rođenje Blažene Djevice Marije, Selca - Selca (near Stari Grad) Parish Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sveti Juraj mučenik, Brusje - Brusje Parish Church of St. George the Martyr

Sveti Antun Opat, Vrisnik - Vrisnik Parish Church of St. Anthony the Abbot

Sveti Jakov Apostol, Pitve - Pitve Parish Church of St. James the Apostle

Sveti Ivan Krstitelj, Poljica - Poljica Parish Church of St. John the Baptist

Sveti Nikola biskup, Zastražišće - Zastražišće Parish Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop

Gospa Karmelska, Bogomolje - Bogomolje Parish Church, Our Lady of the Carmelites

Sveti Juraj mučenik, Gdinj - Gdinj Parish Church of St. George the Martyr

Sveti Juraj mučenik, Sućuraj - Sućuraj Parish Church of St. George the Martyr

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