Pisac, poznati istražitelj povijesti Zagrebačke nadbiskupije 20. stoljeća, predočuje javnosti odnos komunističke vlasti prema Katoličkoj crkvi, na primjeru upravo Zagrebačke nadbiskupije. Dok je u prethodna dva broja “Tkalčića” pisao o odnosu te komunističke vlasti prema crkvenim bogoštovnim zgradama (“Tkalčić” 4) kao i o ljudskim i tvarnim posljedicama ratovanja (“Tkalčić” 5), sada nam predstavlja odnos komunističke vlasti prema crkvenoj imovini, točnije prema župnim stambenim i gospodarskim zgradama. Kao i dosad, njegov se rad temelji na izvornom arhivskom gradivu Nadbiskupskoga duhovnoga stola. Tijekom 1950. i 1951. godine, duhovna vlast poslala je u dekanatske i župne urede tri okružnice kojima je zatražila točne podatke o zauzetim župnim zgradama. To su okružnice br. 3716/1950. od 8. kolovoza 1950., br. 1342/1951. od 27. veljače 1951. i br. 3336/1951. od 9. srpnja 1951. Pristigle odgovore na okružnice, pisac donosi u doslovnom obliku, što daje pouzdanost ovom radu i mogućnost daljnjega proučavanja ovoga pitanja. Okružnice je obradio tadašnji statističar Nadbiskupskoga duhovnoga stola, dr. Nikola Kolarek, te su u zaključku ovog rada predstavljeni i podatci njegove obrade. Od 392 tadašnje župe u Zagrebačkoj nadbiskupiji, razmještene u 43 dekanata, odgovori na prvu okružnicu stigli su iz 29 dekanatskih ureda, odgovore na drugu okružnicu poslalo je 310 župa, a odgovore na treću okružnicu, samo 24 župe. Kolarekova raščlamba otkriva da su 1951. godine 53 župe nepopunjene, te se njima upravljalo iz susjednih župa. U 25 župa, župni dvorovi i gospodarske zgrade su potpuno ili gotovo potpuno zaposjednuti, u 11 župa dvorovi su zaposjednuti većim dijelom, a u sedam župa zaposjednuće se odnosilo samo na manji dio župnog dvora ili gospodarskih zgrada. O takvom stanju izvijestio je Nadbiskupski duhovni stol u Zagrebu Komisiju za vjerske poslove Narodne Republike Hrvatske. Svjesna teškoće tadašnjeg stambenog pitanja i ne želeći onemogućavati gospodarski razvoj pojedinih mjesta, duhovna vlast nije tražila jednostavno oslobađanje župnih stambenih i gospodarskih zgrada, već je nastojala da državna i mjesna upravna tijela priznaju župsko vlasništvo nad župnim zgradama i da župama daju pravednu naknadu za iznajmljeni prostor.

Summary: The occupation of Presbiteries and Commercial Buildings in the Zagreb Archdiocese in 1950 & 1951.

The author, known as a researcher of the Zagreb Archdiocese’s 20^th century history, presents the public with the relations that existed between the Communist government towards the Catholic Church using examples in the Zagreb Archdiocese itself. While inthe previous two issues of “Tkalčić”, he wrote about the relations of the Communist government towards sacral buildings (“Tkalčić” 4), as well as human and material relations following war conflicts (“Tkalčić” 5), now he presents relations by the government towards religious property or more precisely, housing and commercial buildings. As until now, his work is based on original archival material preserved in the Archdiocesan Chancellery. During 1950 & 1951, the Church authorities sent three circulars to Deaneries and parishes in which it requested exact details of confiscated parish property. These circulars were: no. 3716/1950 dated  8 August 1950; no. 1342/1951 dated 27 February 1951; and 3336/1951 dated 9 July 1951. Responses to the curculars arrived The author refers to them literary, giving this work authenticity as well as the statistician at the Archidiocesan Chancellery, Dr. Nikola Kolarek and the conclusions of this work present them and their analysis. The existent 392 parishes in the Zagreb Archdiocese were distributed amongst 43 Deaneries. Twenty-nie Deaneries sent responses to the first circular. Responses to the second circular were sent by 310 parishes, while only 29 replied to the third cirular. Kolarek’s analysis disclosed that in 1951, 53 parishes were vacant and were in fact run by neighbouring parishes. The entire properties and buildings in twenty-five parishes were completely occupied while the majority of Church owned property in 11 parishes were partially occupied or taken over. The Commission for Religious Affairs of the national Republic of Croatia informed the Archdiocesan Chancellery of this situation. Being aware of the difficulties regarding housing in general and not wishing to prevent any possible economic advancement in certain places Church authorities did not request that these properties be vacated. It attempted to influence the State and local government authorities to recognise the Church’s ownership of parish property and for reasonable compensation to be paid out as rental for these properties. Translated by s. Anđelita Šokić

(Objavljeno u godišnjaku „Tkalčić“, 6./2002., br. 6)