Ante Jozić (born 16 January 1967) is a Croatian prelate of the
Catholic Church
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. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the
Holy See
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since 1999. Though appointed as apostolic nuncio and titular archbishop in 2019, injuries suffered in a traffic accident prevented him from being consecrated and taking up his post. His episcopal consecration was postponed a second time because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. He was finally consecrated on 16 September 2020.
Biography
Ante Jozić was born in
Trilj, Croatia, on 16 January 1967. He was ordained a priest on 28 June 1992 and became a priest of the
Diocese of Split.
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He obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law.
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Diplomatic career
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ( la, Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia, it, Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic c ...
in 1995. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1999 and worked at the apostolic nunciatures in India
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, the Russian Federation, and the Philippines
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* hil, Republ ...
,[ and for ten years in Hong Kong as head of the Holy See Study Mission for China.
]Pope Francis
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appointed Jozić titular archbishop of Cissa and Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d'Ivoire on 2 February 2019.Paolo Borgia
Paolo Borgia (born 18 March 1966) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 2001.
Biography
Borgia was born in Manfredonia ( Foggia) and was ordained a priest on 10 April 1999. ...
was appointed in his stead.
Jozić had an audience with Pope Francis on 22 January 2020 and remained a titular archbishop-elect. His episcopal ordination was initially rescheduled for 21 March 2020, but was postponed again pending the rescinding of restrictions on mass gatherings due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus on 21 May 2020. Jozić was ultimately consecrated bishop
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on 16 September 2020 in Solin
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Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the ca ...
, Croatia, with Pietro Parolin
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, the Cardinal Secretary of State
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it, Segretario di Stato di Sua Santità), commonly known as the Cardinal Secretary of State, presides over the Holy See's Secretariat of State, which is the ...
, serving as the principal consecrator.
On 28 June 2024, he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Armenia
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and Georgia.
Notes
See also
* List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
References
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1967 births
Living people
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
Diplomats of the Holy See
People from Dalmatia