Petar Palić

Petar Palić (2019)

Coat of arms of Petar Palić as Bishop of Hvar

Petar Palić (born July 3, 1972 in Pristina , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ) is a Croatian clergyman , appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

Life

After attending the boys' seminary in Skopje, Petar Palić studied at the theological faculty in Zagreb and received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Dubrovnik on June 1, 1996 .

After his ordination he was director of the catechetical office and from 1998 personal secretary of Bishop Želimir Puljić . In 2003 he headed the preparatory commission for Pope John Paul II's visit to Dubrovnik. From 2005 to 2009 he studied moral theology at the University of Graz and was awarded a Dr. theol. PhD . During this postgraduate course he worked in the pastoral care of Dobl . From 2009 to 2011 he was Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Care and from 2011 to 2017 Vicar General of the Diocese of Dubrovnik. He was then general secretary of the Croatian Bishops' Conference .

On March 9th, 2018 Pope appointed him Francis to the Bishop of Hvar . The Archbishop of Zadar , Želimir Puljić , donated him episcopal ordination on April 30 of the same year . Co- consecrators were his predecessor Slobodan Štambuk and the Bishop of Dubrovnik, Mate Uzinić .

On July 11, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan.

Web links

Entry on Petar Palić on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Rinuncia del Vescovo di Hvar (Croazia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 8, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Mostar-Duvno e Amministratore Apostolico ad nutum Sanctae Sedis di Trebinje-Mrkan (Bosnia ed Erzegovina) e nomina del successore e nuovo Amministratore Apostolico. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 11, 2020, accessed July 11, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Slobodan Štambuk	Bishop of Hvar 2018-2020	vacant
Ratko Peric	Bishop of Mostar-Duvno since 2020	---

personal data
SURNAME	Palic, Petar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Croatian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Mostar-Duvno
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd July 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pristina , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

[Bulletin-1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Hvar (Croazia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 8, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018 (Italian).

[2] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Mostar-Duvno e Amministratore Apostolico ad nutum Sanctae Sedis di Trebinje-Mrkan (Bosnia ed Erzegovina) e nomina del successore e nuovo Amministratore Apostolico. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 11, 2020, accessed July 11, 2020 (Italian).