Želimir Puljić (7 March 1947) is the
Roman Catholic
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archbishop of the
Archdiocese of Zadar
The Archdiocese of Zadar ( hr, Zadarska nadbiskupija; la, Archidioecesis Iadrensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic church in Croatia.[Croatia
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. Puljić is president of the
Episcopal Conference of Croatia
The Croatian Bishops' Conference ( hr, Hrvatska biskupska konferencija; la, Conferentia Episcoporum Croatiae) (HBK) is an episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Croatia. The Conference was founded on May 15, 1993 after Croatia regained it ...
since 2012.
Ordained
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to the priesthood on 24 March 1974, for the
Diocese of Mostar-Duvno, Puljić was appointed Bishop
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...
on 7 December 1989 and was ordained into that office on 14 January 1990. Bishop Puljić became the archbishop of Zadar on 15 March 2010.
In October 2010, Archbishop Puljić, following up on the wish of his predecessor, conveyed a small silver reliquary containing a portion of the relics of
Saint Simeon to Archbishop Theofylactus of Jordan, representative of
Theophilos III
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem ( el, Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων Θεόφιλος Γ'; ar, غبطة بطريرك المدينة المقدسة اورشليم وسائر أعمال فلسطين كيريوس كيريوس ...
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, for the monastery of Saint Simeon the Godbearer in
Katamon
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, Jerusalem. It is popularly believed that the relics of Saint Simeon, one of the patron saints of
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serv ...
, lie in the Church of Saint Simeon, in Zadar.
Puljić is a member of the
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
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.
[http://www.euro-acad.eu/members?filter=&klass=&land=Croatia&page=2&sort=&utf8=%E2%9C%93&way= ]
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1947 births
Living people
People from Mostar
Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bishops of Dubrovnik
Archbishops of Zadar
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Croatia
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