In 1875, the Christians of Herzegovina, of whom majority Eastern Orthodox, started an uprising against the Ottoman authorities. One of the leaders of the uprising was Fr. Ivan Musić, who led the Catholics in Gabela, was also Bishop Anđeo's nephew. Bishop Anđeo Kraljević called the Catholics of Gabela for peace. On 19 February 1876, he guaranteed to the Ottoman sultan, the European public, and the Holy See, that the Catholics hadn't taken part in the uprising. For this, he was decorated by the sultan. Bishop Anđeo went to Catholic villages, dissuading Catholics from participating in the uprising. Bishop Ivan Zaffron of Dubrovnik even anathematised the Catholics who joined the uprising. Thanks to the efforts of Kraljević, there was no uprising on the territory of the Herzegovinian Vicariate.