Nikola Eterović (born 20 January 1951) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a

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and the

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since 2013.

Biography

Nikola Eterović was born on 20 January 1951 in

Pučišća Pučišća (, it, Pucischie) is a coastal town and a municipality on the island of Brač in Croatia. It is often listed as one of the prettiest villages in Europe. It is known for its white limestone and beautiful bay. The town has a population o ...

. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Hvar on 26 June 1977 by Bishop Celestin Bezmalinović. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the

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in 1977. On 25 March 1980 he joined the diplomatic service of the

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. He fulfilled early assignments in the Apostolic Nunciatures in the

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, and

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and in the offices of the Secretariat of State.

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appointed him

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and Apostolic Nuncio to the Ukraine on 22 May 1999. He was consecrated a bishop on 10 July 1999 by Cardinal Secretary of State

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, assisted by

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, Archbishop of Split, and

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, Bishop of Hvar. On 11 February 2004, he was named general secretary of the Synod of Bishops. On 27 November 2009, anticipating the creation of the Diocese of Sisak on 5 December, Eterović was made titular archbishop of

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appointed him

on 21 September 2013. Eterović was named a member of the

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on 9 May 2009 and of the

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on 20 December 2010.

References

External links

Nikola Eterović in ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eterovic, Nikola 1951 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Croatia 21st-century Roman Catholic titular archbishops Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Members of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation People from Pučišća Apostolic Nuncios to Ukraine Apostolic Nuncios to Germany Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Croatian Roman Catholic archbishops

Biography

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