explanation that the return of the property to the Church was invalid as the real owners in Italy have already been compensated, and the property never belonged to the Diocese in the first place. The Papal Secretary of State sued Croatia in the name of the local parish and in April 2013 the High Administrative Court of Croatia annulled the decision of the Ministry. The new Croatian government led by Zoran Milanović promised not to be involved in what they considered to be inter-church relations. On 14 June 2012, Milovan was forced to request his retirement and was succeeded by Kutleša, his coadjutor. However, just when the commission's decision was supposed to take effect, the new Pope Francis was elected on 13 March 2013, and the State Secretary Tarcisio Bertone who supported the Benedictines was dismissed on 15 October 2013. In 2015, the Municipal Court of Pula ruled against the Benedictines, dismissing their lawsuit, a decision confirmed by the County Court of Pula after the appeal. Journalist Darko Pavičić writes that since Kutleša took over the episcopacy, the destiny of the ecclesiastical process over the Dajla dispute remained unknown, and considering that the Diocese sruvived financially, Pavičić writes that Kutleša resolved the inter-church conflict between the Benedictines and the Diocese. Split-Makarska On 11 June 2020, Pope Francis named Kutleša the archbishop coadjutor of Split-Makarska. Kutleša was installed in the Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split on 3 September 2020. As his previous diocese remained vacant, the Pope appointed him the apostolic administrator there the same day. Kutleša became the archbishop when Marin Barišić retired on 13 May 2022. On 13 July 2022, the Pope appointed Kutleša a member of the Dicastery for Bishops. On 18 October 2022, he was elected to succeded Želimir Puljić as the president of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia for a five-year term. Zagreb After serving as the archbishop of Split-Makarska for only ten months, on 14 February 2023, the Pope appointed Kutleša the archbishop coadjutor of Zagreb. The same day, Puljić was appointed as the apostolic administrator of Split-Makarska. Footnotes References News articles Websites 1968 births Living people People from Tomislavgrad Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Zagreb alumni Pontifical Urban University alumni 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina Roman Catholic priests Bishops of Poreč-Pula Archbishops of Split-Makarska Members of the Congregation for Bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict