Franjo Kuharić (born 15 April 1919 in Pribić, Croatia, died 8 March 2002) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained in 1945 and became a bishop in 1964. He was appointed Archbishop of Zagreb in 1970. In 1983 he was made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II. He retired in 1997 and was succeeded as Archbishop by Josip Bozanić.