Franciscan Friars
The parish of Medjugorje is served by the Franciscan Friars belonging to the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Herzegovina. Ten friars currently live and work in St. James parish in Medjugorje. They serve the needs of all the parishioners who belong to St. James parish, as well as the millions of pilgrims who regularly make a pilgrimage to Medjugorje.
Parish Priest:
Fr. Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM
Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić was born in Mostar in 1989, as the youngest in a family of six children. His deeply faithful Catholic family cultivated a spirit of piety and prayer in their home life, and actively participated in the life of the parish. As a child, he attended music school and enjoyed singing in the parish choirs while also serving as an altar server. He completed primary and secondary school in Široki Brijeg, a town about 45 minutes from Medjugorje. In 2017, he completed seminary studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Zagreb and was ordained a priest in the Franciscan Order on June 25, 2017. Fr. Zvonimir first came to serve in Medjugorje as a deacon. After his ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Zvonimir was assigned associate pastor in Medjugorje. He served in that capacity until August 2022, when he was named pastor of Medjugorje.
