Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 95 No. 1, 2025.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.53745/bs.95.1.5
Parish Priest. Independent Controller and/or Processor of Personal Data (Arts. 24 and 28 of GDPR)
Vanja-Ivan Savić
; Pravni fakultet HrvFaculty of Law, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Škvorc
; Archdiocese of Zagreb, Interdiocesan Tribunal of the Second Instance in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this article authors examine the role of the parish priest in regard of the applica tion of GDPR regulations within the framework of sacramental life of the Catholic faithful in the Republic of Croatia. There are numerous open and undiscussed issues which are to be addressed and communicated with parish priests in order to facilitate their administrative duties in accordance with the contemporary needs and demands. Treaties signed between the Catholic Church and the Republic of Croatia are, in the opinion of authors, applicable to the work of parish priests and their free exercise of duties with respect to sacraments and their administration. Those treaties had already been in effect when Croatia joined the European Union and, in a specific way, have become a part of the European law applicable to Croatia. Nevertheless, there are still some open questions to be discussed in order to clarify the extent to which GDPR is applicable to various situations in Church life, where both priests and bishops have a significant role.
Keywords
General Data Protection Regulation; Controller; Processor; Catholic Church; Parish Priest
Hrčak ID:
330354
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Publication date:
25.4.2025.
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