Marin Barišić
Archbishop Marin Barišić Msgr. | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Split-Makarska | |
.JPG) | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska |
| See | Split |
| Appointed | 21 June 2000 |
| Installed | 26 August 2000 |
| Predecessor | Ante Jurić |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of the Diocese of Ferad Maggiore Auxiliary bishop of Split-Makarska |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 July 1974 by Ivo Gugić |
| Consecration | 3 August 1993 by Ante Jurić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marin Barišić 24 March 1947 |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Oče naš Our Father |
| Coat of arms |  |
Marin Barišić (born in Vidonje near Metković, 24 March 1947) is a Croatian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska.
Early life and education
Marin Barišić was born in a small village of Vidonje near Metković on 24 March 1947 to Ivan and Matija Barišć. He finished primary school in Vidonje, after which he attended high school in Dubrovnik, and finished it in minor seminary in Split. Barišić started his high education at Split High School of Theology, and finished it at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. After graduation he continued his specialization at the Pontifical Biblical Institute of the Pontifical Gregorian University from which he received his doctorate in biblical theology. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska on 14 July 1974 by auxiliary Bishop Ivo Gugić.[1]
Career
After Barišić returned from Rome, he served as a prefect at the Split Theological Seminary (1978-1979), and pastor of parish of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Špinut, Split (1979-1993). Since 1981 he was a teacher at the High school of theology in Split, where he taught scriptural subjects. On August 3, 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary bishop of Split-Makarska. He was ordained on October 17, 1993 by Archbishop Ante Jurić, with co-consecrators being Giulio Einaudi and Giuseppe Mani.[2]
In 1998, Barišić become head of Split Committee for the preparation of pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to Split and Solin. At the Croatian Bishops' Conference, he served as president of the Council for the Doctrine of the Faith, member of the Committee for the Great Jubilee of the year 2000, and the service of the delegates of the Bishops' Conference to the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
On June 21, 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed Barišić Archbishop of Split-Makarska, after he accepted the resignation of then 78-year-old Msgr. Ante Jurić who served as arcbishop for 12 years. Barišić took office on 26 August at a ceremony in the Co-Cathedral of St. Peter in Split.[4]
References
- ^ "HBK - Hrvatska biskupska konferencija". Hbk.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Marin Barišić - Večernji.hr". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Barišić, Marin - Dani kršćanske kulture". Danikrscanskekulture.info. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Ustoličenje Nadbiskupa Marina Barišića". Hrt.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-03.