# Zlatko Sudac > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zlatko_Sudac > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zlatko_Sudac.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatko_Sudac > Source revision: 1329152906 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Croattian Roman Catholic priest (born 1971) This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: Citation translation and improvement. Please help improve this article if you can. (August 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed. (August 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **Zlatko Sudac** (born 24 January 1971) is a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [diocesan priest](/source/Diocesan_priest) for the diocese of [Krk](/source/Krk), [Croatia](/source/Croatia). He is best known for his claim to having [stigmata](/source/Stigmata).[1] Sudac was converted in a seminar given by charismatic priest, [Emiliano Tardif](/source/Emiliano_Tardif), and returned from the seminar with a call to the priesthood. He also had received [the gift of tongues](/source/Speaking_in_tongues).[2] Sudac is from the town of [Vrbnik](/source/Vrbnik) on [Krk](/source/Krk) island, [Croatia](/source/Croatia). He began studying for the priesthood in 1993, after completing his mandatory military service in the Yugoslav army. He was [ordained](/source/Ordained) a [priest](/source/Priest) on 29 June 1998. Sudac is well known in Croatia for his alleged stigmata, which he claims to bear as a cross on his forehead, as well as markings on his wrists, feet, and side.[1] He held religious retreats in his religious centre, Betanija, on the island [Lošinj](/source/Lo%C5%A1inj), until 2010, when the Church closed the centre and Sudac was ordered to desist his activities.[3][4] Sudac claimed he was being persecuted, that he had never been prohibited from organising his retreats, and that he was being poisoned for 10 years.[5] As of 2016, Sudac is officially a priest of the Krk Diocese, but is not assigned to any parish and does not say [Mass](/source/Mass_(Catholicism)).[6] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-1) Jacobson, Mark (13 May 2002). ["Sudac the Mysterious"](http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/columns/cityside/5990/). *[New York magazine](/source/New_York_(magazine))*. Retrieved 27 August 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Croatian priest marked with 'stigmata' also said to bilocate](https://www.spiritdaily.org/sudac.htm) Spiritdaily.org 1. **[^](#cite_ref-VL_betanija_closes_3-0)** Pavičić, Darko (15 April 2010). ["Betanija se zatvara, velečasni Sudac izoliran i prognan"](https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/betanija-se-zatvara-velecasni-sudac-izoliran-i-prognan-126674) [Betanija is closing, Father Sudac isolated and evicted]. *[Večernji list](/source/Ve%C4%8Dernji_list)* (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 August 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Smrečki, Ana (15 April 2010). ["Bozanić ušutkava vlč. Zlatka Sudca: Zatvara se Betanija, otkazuju se seminari"](http://arhiva.nacional.hr/clanak/81815/bozanic-usutkava-vlc-zlatka-sudca-zatvara-se-betanija-otkazuju-se-seminari) [Bozanić silences Fr. Zlatko Sudac: Betanija is closing, seminars cancelled]. *[Nacional](/source/Nacional_(weekly))* (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 August 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-VL_interview_5-0)** Pavičić, Darko (12 September 2010). ["Velečasni Zlatko Sudac: Trovali su me deset godina"](https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/velecasni-zlatko-sudac-trovali-su-me-deset-godina-190032) [Father Zlatko Sudac: They poisoned me ten years]. *Večernji list* (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 August 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-jutarnji_return_6-0)** Benčić, Luka (7 February 2016). ["VELIKI POVRATAK ZLATKA SUDCA Tisuće ljudi ponovno odlaze na duhovnu obnovu i traže utjehu kod krčkog mistika koji plače krvavim suzama"](https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/veliki-povratak-zlatka-sudca-tisuce-ljudi-ponovno-odlaze-na-duhovnu-obnovu-i-traze-utjehu-kod-krckog-mistika-koji-place-krvavim-suzama/96616/). *Jutarnji list* (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 August 2018. ## External links - [Father Sudac Official Web Pages](http://www.velecasnisudac.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131030220050/http://www.velecasnisudac.com/) 30 October 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF 2 WorldCat National United States Croatia This biographical article about a Croatian religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Croatia-reli-bio-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ACroatia-reli-bio-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Croatia-reli-bio-stub) This article about a European Catholic cleric is a stub. 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