Petar Rajič
Petar Antun Rajič (born June 12, 1959 in Toronto , Canada ) is a Roman Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Petar Rajic was born into a Croatian family from the Herzegovinian municipality Doljani in the twentieth century after Canada emigrated. The Archbishop of Vrhbosna , Marko Jozinović , ordained him on November 30, 1986 as a deacon and the Bishop of Mostar-Duvno-Trebinje-Mrkan , Pavao Žanić , ordained him on June 29, 1987 as a priest .
Pope John Paul II awarded him the honorary title of Chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ) on July 1, 1994 and the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on September 9, 2003 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Petar Rajič on December 2, 2009 Titular Archbishop of Sarsenterum and Apostolic Nuncio in Kuwait , Oman , Bahrain and Qatar and Apostolic Delegate for the Arabian Peninsula . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone SDB on January 23, 2010; Co- consecrators were Vinko Cardinal Puljić , Archbishop of Vrhbosna, and Ratko Perić , Bishop of Mostar-Duvno . As a motto he chose Christ Dominus nos liberavit . On March 27 of the same year he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates .
On June 15, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe . On June 15, 2019, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania by Pope Francis . On August 6 of the same year, the Pope also appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Latvia and Estonia .
Web links
- Entry on Petar Rajič on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the website of catholic-church.org (English) ( Memento from November 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Entry on the website of katolički-tjednik.com (Croatian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2353.
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 2282.
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Angola e São Tomé e Príncipe. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 15, 2015, accessed June 15, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Lituania. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 15, 2019, accessed June 15, 2019 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Estonia e Lettonia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 6, 2019, accessed August 6, 2019 (Italian).
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SURNAME | Rajič, Petar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rajič, Petar Antun (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, titular Roman Catholic Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Canada |