Antun Škvorčević (born 8 May 1947) is a

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n Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a diocesan

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of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Požega since 1997 until 2024.

Early life and education

Antun Škvorčević was born in a small village of Davor on 8 May 1947 to Ivan and Ljubičica Škvorčević. He enrolled in primary school in Davor, and

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, eventually graduating in

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, after which he attended high school (Classical catholic gymnasium) for future priests on

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in Zagreb. Škvorčević graduated from Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty, where he also gained his master's degree, after which he went to Rome for additional specialization. In 1981 he gained his

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in theology at the

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. In addition, he graduated liturgy from the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy.

Career

Antun Škvorčević was ordered for a priest of the Archdiocese of Zagreb on 25 June 1972. After ordination, he worked as a chaplain in the parish of St. Joseph in Zagreb (1972–1976), lecturer at the Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty and its institutes (since 1982), Head of the Catechetical Institute of Catholic Theology of the University of Zagreb (1991–1999), and member of the Quorum prebendarian main church in Zagreb (appointed in 1987). on 3 May 1992, Pope

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appointed him titular bishop of Editania and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Đakovo-Srijem or Bosna. He was ordained a bishop on July 16 of the same year in the cathedral in Đakovo. On 5 July 1997, Pope

appointed him Bishop of, at the time, newly founded Diocese of Požega. And he was enthroned on September 27, 1997.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skorcevic, Antun 1947 births Living people People from Davor, Croatia Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb alumni Pontifical Gregorian University alumni 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia Croatian Roman Catholic theologians