Petar Perkolić ( cnr, Петар Перколић; 14 August 1922 – 7 September 2006) was a
Montenegrin prelate of the
Catholic Church
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who served as the
archbishop of Bar from 1978 to his retirement in 1998.
Perkolić was born in
Stari Bar. Although being of
Albanian
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ethnic descent, he declared himself as a
Montenegrin. He studied at the
Pontifical Urban University where he became a master of theology. Perkolić was ordained a priest in
Rome
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on 18 March 1945. While preparing for postgraduate studies, he was invited by his archbishop
Nikola Dobrečić
Nikola Dobrečić (; 28 January 1872 – 14 November 1955) was a Roman Catholic priest, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar, Archbishop of Bar and Primate of Serbia, restorer of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro, reformer, poet, philanthropist ...
to return to the archdiocese, where he served as the archbishop's advisor. Perkolić also served in the parish of
Šestani
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from 1946 to 1965 and then in
Cetinje
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from 1965 to 1979.
On 19 December 1978, Perkolić was appointed the archbishop coadjutor to the archbishop
Aleksandar Tokić. He was consecrated a bishop on 18 March 1979 in
Titograd. Tokić died on 6 May 1979 and was succeeded by Perkolić. Perkolić retired on 27 June 1998. After his retirement, he worked as a spiritual assistant to the
Poor Clares in Cetinje. Perkolić studied the history of the Archdiocese of Bar. In 2005 he published a collection of poems titled "U sjenci Rumije" (Under the Shadow of Rumija).
Perkolić died in Cetinje on 7 September 2006 and was buried on 9 September 2006 at the St. Nicholas Church in
Bar
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1922 births
2006 deaths
Bar Municipality
Montenegrin people of Albanian descent
Pontifical Urban University alumni
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
Roman Catholic bishops in Yugoslavia
Roman Catholic bishops in Montenegro