The parish of St. John the Baptist in the Skurinje settlement of Rijeka was founded in 1999 by the decision of the Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Dr. Anthony Tamarut. Until then, the parish of Škurinja was under the parish of Mary the Helper, managed by the Salesians.The parish of St. John the Baptist has about 5,000 believers, which are predominantly of older population.The parish also has a primary school of Ivan Zajc, attended by just over 300 students.