Ratko Perić
Croatian Catholic prelate and former bishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ratko Perić (born 2 February 1944) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Mostar-Duvno and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan from 1993 until his retirement in 2020. After his retirement in July 2020, he briefly served as the apostolic administrator of both dioceses until the instalment of his successor Petar Palić in September 2020.
Ratko Perić | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Trebinje-Mrkan | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Mostar-DuvnoTrebinje-Mrkan |
Appointed | 24 July 1993 |
Retired | 11 July 2020 |
Predecessor | Pavao Žanić |
Successor | Petar Palić |
Other post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Mostar-Duvno (2020)Bishop Coadjutor of Mostar-Duvno (1992–93)Rector of the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome (1979–92) |
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Born | (1944-02-02) 2 February 1944 (age 80) |
Nationality | Croat |
Denomination | Catholic |
Residence | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Alma mater | University of ZagrebPontifical Urban University |
Motto | Kroz nevolje u kraljevstvo Božje (Through hardships to the kingdom of God) |
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Two issues, inherited from his predecessors, marked his episcopate: the Herzegovina Affair and the question of the alleged apparitions in Medjugorje. Regarding the first issue, the division of parishes between the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina and the diocese, Perić insisted on the implementation of Romanis Pontificibus, which decreed that Franciscans are ought to handover several parishes in Herzegovina. The parishes in question remained occupied by the Franciscans, with friars holding them being expelled from the Franciscan Order and banned from doing their priestly duties. Regarding the alleged apparitions in Medjugorje, Perić remained firm in expressing the official position of the Catholic Church and his predecessors, that nothing supernatural occurred in Medjugorje.