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Tomislav Rogić (born 8 November 1965) is a Croatian

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who is currently serving as the Diocesan Bishop of

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since 3 June 2016.

Life

Bishop Rogić was born into a Croatian Roman Catholic family of Ivan and Marica Rogić in the upper

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coast of Croatia. After graduation from a primary school in his native

Senj Senj (; it, Segna, la, Senia, Hungarian language, Hungarian and german: Zengg) is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains. The symbol of the town is the Nehaj Fortress ( hr, Tvr ...

, he attended gymnasium at the Zmajević Minor Seminary in

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(1980–1984) and consequently joined the Theological Faculty at the

University of Rijeka The University of Rijeka ( hr, Sveučilište u Rijeci) is in the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with faculties in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika. The University of Rijeka is composed of eleven faculties, one art academy, ...

(1985–1990) and the

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(1990–1991), and was ordained as

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on 22 June 1991 for the

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, after completed his philosophical and theological studies. Nine years later, on 25 May 2000, he was

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in the new created Diocese of Gospić-Senj. After his ordination Fr. Rogić a short time served as an assistant priest in St. Theresa of the Child Jesus parish in Vežica in

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(1991–1993) and continued his studies at the

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with a licentiate degree of the

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in 1996. After returning from

, he was a lecturer at the Cathedra of Theology at the

(1996–2010), student

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(1996–2000) and parish priest of the Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rijeka (1997–2000). He was the

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of the Diocese of Gospić-Senj from 2000 to 2004, and then the dean of the Parish of the Holy Cross in

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from 2004 to 2012. From 2012 to 2016, he was dean of

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and Podlapača, and director of the National Shrine of Croatian Martyrs in Udbina. He has been a member of the Council of Counselors and the

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of the Gospić-Senj Diocese and a

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of the Senj Chapter since 2012 until 2016. On 3 June 2016 he was appointed by

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as the Diocesan Bishop of the

. On 25 July 2016 he was

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as bishop by Cardinal

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and other prelates of the

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in the St. Jakov Cathedral in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogić, Tomislav 1965 births Living people People from Senj University of Rijeka alumni University of Zagreb alumni Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Bishops of Šibenik 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia Bishops appointed by Pope Francis