Marin Barišić (born Vidonje, near

Metković Metković () is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics The total population of the city municipal ...

, 24 March 1947) is a

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

n archbishop. He served as

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska ( hr, Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija; la, Archidioecesis Spalatensis-Macarscensis) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Croatia and Montenegro.

, from 2000 to 2022.

Early life and education

Marin Barišić was born in Vidonje near

on 24 March 1947 to Ivan and Matija Barišić. He finished primary school in Vidonje, after which he attended high school in

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranea ...

, and finished it in

minor seminary A minor seminary or high school seminary is a secondary day or boarding school created for the specific purpose of enrolling teenage boys who have expressed interest in becoming Catholic priests. They are generally Catholic institutions, and ...

Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, entertain ...

. Barišić started his high education at Split High School of Theology, and finished it at the

Pontifical Lateran University The Pontifical Lateran University ( it, Pontificia Università Lateranense; la, Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis), also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Ponti ...

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

. After graduation, he continued his specialization at the Pontifical Biblical Institute of the

Pontifical Gregorian University The Pontifical Gregorian University ( it, Pontificia Università Gregoriana; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana,) is a higher education ecclesiastical school (pontifical university) located in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as ...

from which he received his doctorate in biblical theology. He was ordained a priest for the

Archdiocese of Split-Makarska The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska ( hr, Splitsko-makarska nadbiskupija; la, Archidioecesis Spalatensis-Macarscensis) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Croatia and Montenegro.

on 14 July 1974 by auxiliary Bishop Ivo Gugić.

Career

After Barišić returned from Rome, he served as a perfect at the Split Theological Seminary (1978-1979), and pastor of the parish of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Špinut, Split (1979-1993). Since 1981 he was a teacher at the High school of theology in Split, where he taught scriptural subjects. On 3 August 1993, Pope

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

appointed him Auxiliary bishop of Split-Makarska. He was ordained on 17 October 1993 by Archbishop Ante Jurić, with co-consecrators being

Giulio Einaudi Giulio Einaudi (; 2 January 1912 – 5 April 1999) was an Italian book publisher. The eponymous company that he founded in 1933 became "a European wellspring of fine literature, intellectual thought and political theory"Saxon, Wolfgang ''The New ...

and

Giuseppe Mani Giuseppe Mani (born 21 June 1936) is an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop, who served as Archbishop of Cagliari from 2003 to 2012. Biography Mani was ordained on 12 March 1960 and began his ministry at the Diocese of Fiesole. On 29 October 19 ...

. In 1998, Barišić becomes head of Split Committee for the preparation of pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to Split and

Solin Solin (Latin and it, Salona; grc, Σαλώνα ) is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the ...

. At the

Croatian Bishops' Conference The Croatian Bishops' Conference ( hr, Hrvatska biskupska konferencija; la, Conferentia Episcoporum Croatiae) (HBK) is an episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Croatia. The Conference was founded on May 15, 1993 after Croatia regained it ...

, he served as president of the Council for the Doctrine of the Faith, member of the Committee for the Great Jubilee of the year 2000, and the service of the delegates of the Bishops' Conference to the

Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Biskupska Konferencija Bosne i Hercegovine) is the permanent assembly of Catholic bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded in 1994 by the Holy See. The president of the Conference is electe ...

. On 21 June 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed Barišić Archbishop of Split-Makarska, after he accepted the resignation of then 78-year-old Msgr. Ante Jurić who served as archbishop for 12 years. Barišić took office on 26 August at a ceremony in the Co-Cathedral of St Peter in Split.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barisic, Marin 1947 births People from Metković Living people Archbishops of Split-Makarska Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia Croatian theologians