Martin Vidović

Archbishop Martin Vidović

Archbishop's coat of arms

Martin Vidović (born July 15, 1953 in Vidonje near Metković ) is a Croatian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Martin Vidović received by his philosophical and theological training in Rome on May 28, 1989 at St. Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II. The Holy Orders . He first worked as a journalist for Vatican Radio (1983/94) and L'Osservatore Romano as well as for the Croatian weekly newspaper Glas Koncila . He entered the service of the Holy See and worked in the Vatican State Secretariat for Reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 1994 to 1999 he was secretary of the Apostolic Nuncio in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1997 he was appointed chaplain to His Holiness . In 2001 he also worked for Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem , the papal institution in support of pilgrims in Rome .

On September 15, 2004 he was appointed titular archbishop of Nona by Pope John Paul II and appointed apostolic nuncio in Belarus. He received his episcopal ordination from Cardinal State Secretary Angelo Sodano on November 21, 2004 in Split . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Vrhbosna , Cardinal Vinko Puljić , and the Archbishop of Split-Makarska , Marin Barišić .

Martin Vidović had to be withdrawn from Minsk on July 15, 2011 because of his commitment to human rights.

He speaks Italian, Russian, French, Spanish and German.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ivan Jurkovič	Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus 2004–2011	Claudio Gugerotti

personal data
SURNAME	Vidović, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Widowitsch, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Croatian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
DATE OF BIRTH	July 15, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vidonje , Croatia