Petar Palić
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Petar Palić (born 3 July 1972) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian prelate of the Catholic Church who is currently the bishop of Mostar-Duvno and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan since 2020.
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Bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan | |||||||||||||||||||
Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||
Diocese | Mostar-DuvnoTrebinje-Mrkan | ||||||||||||||||||
Appointed | 11 July 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Installed | 14 September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Ratko Perić | ||||||||||||||||||
Other post(s) | Vicar General of Diocese of Dubrovnik (2011–17)Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia (2017–20)Bishop of Hvar-Brač-Vis (2018–20)Apostolic Administrator of Hvar-Brač-Vis (2020–21) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ordination | 1 June 1996 by Želimir Puljić | ||||||||||||||||||
Consecration | 30 April 2018 by Želimir Puljić | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1972-07-03) 3 July 1972 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||||
Denomination | Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Bishop's Ordinariate, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of GrazUniversity of Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||
Motto | Na tvoju riječ (At Thy word) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Palić descends from the Kosovo Croat family, being born in Pristina. After graduating from the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Zagreb in 1995, Palić was ordained a priest in 1996 and held various pastoral and administrative posts in the Diocese of Dubrovnik. He was bishop of the Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis from 2018 to 2020.