Bishop Valter Župan (born 10 August 1938) is a Croatian
Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of
Krk since 31 January 1998 until his retirement on 24 January 2015.
Life
Bishop Župan was born into a Croatian Roman Catholic family of Guido and Ivka (née Hrončić) in the island of
Lošinj
Lošinj (; it, Lussino; vec, Lusin, earlier ''Osero''; german: Lötzing; la, Apsorrus; grc, Ἄψορρος) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf. It is almost due south of the city of Rijeka and part of the ...
, that in this time was governed by an Italians.
After graduation and classical gymnasium in the diocesan seminary in
Zadar, he was admitted to the Major Seminary in
Pazin,
and was ordained as
priest on July 8, 1962 for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk
The Diocese of Krk ( hr, Krčka biskupija; la, Dioecesis Veglensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church active on the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, as well as a few smaller ones and also a mis ...
,
after completed his philosophical and theological studies.
After finished his education, Fr. Župan served as the assistant priest in
Mali Lošinj (1962–1970) and continued from 1970 to 1974 as parish priest and dean in
Omišalj; from 1974 to 1979 as parish priest and dean in
Cres; from 1979 to 1989 parish priest and dean in
Mali Lošinj; from 1989 to 1997 as the
Vicar General of the Diocese of Krk. He was appointed the
Diocesan Administrator of the Krk diocese on October 6, 1997.
On January 31, 1998, he was appointed by
Pope John Paul II as the
Diocesan Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk
The Diocese of Krk ( hr, Krčka biskupija; la, Dioecesis Veglensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church active on the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, as well as a few smaller ones and also a mis ...
. On March 15, 1998, he was consecrated as bishop by his predecessor, Archbishop
Josip Bozanić
Josip Bozanić (; born 20 March 1949) is a Croatian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the eighth Archbishop of Zagreb, having previously served as Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. He is a member o ...
and other prelates of the
Roman Catholic Church in the
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in
Krk.
Retired on January 24, 2015 after reaching of the age limit of 75 years old.
References
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1938 births
Living people
People from Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II