Vidošević was born in Bogodol near Mostar, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire,[1] though his family originates from Gostuša near Široki Brijeg.
[5] At the time, Apostolic Vicar of Bosnia Rafael Barišić had an uneasy relationship with the Bosnian Franciscans.
The Herzegovinian Franciscans established contact with the Vizier of Herzegovina Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović was granted his own eyalet by the Ottoman sultan for his loyalty during the Bosnian uprising.
[6] In 1843, Bishop Barišić returned from a trip to Albania and stayed in Čerigaj, where Vidošević helped him to establish a connection with Ali Pasha.
[8] Kraljević eventually became the first custos of the Franciscan Custody of Herzegovina, and his term ended on 1 April 1856, when he was succeeded by Vidošević,[9] to whom he served as a secretary during his entire tenure.