Nikola Eterović (born 20 January 1951) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a

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and the Apostolic Nuncio to Germany since 2013.

Biography

Nikola Eterović was born on 20 January 1951 in

Pučišća Pučišća () is a coastal town and a municipality on the island of Brač in Croatia. It is often listed as one of the prettiest villages in Europe. It is known for its white limestone and beautiful bay. The town has a population of 1,351 (2021 ce ...

. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Hvar on 26 June 1977 by Bishop Celestin Bezmalinović.

Diplomatic career

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1977. On 25 March 1980 he joined the diplomatic service of the

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. He fulfilled early assignments in the

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s in the

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, and

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and in the offices of the Secretariat of State.

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appointed him

of Sisak and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine on 22 May 1999. He was consecrated a bishop on 10 July 1999 by Cardinal Secretary of State

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, assisted by Ante Jurić, Archbishop of Split, and Slobodan Štambuk, Bishop of Hvar. On 11 February 2004, he was named general secretary of the Synod of Bishops. On 27 November 2009, anticipating the creation of the Diocese of Sisak on 5 December, Eterović was made titular archbishop of Cibalae by

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appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Germany on 21 September 2013. Eterović was named a member of the

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on 9 May 2009 and of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization on 20 December 2010.

References

External links

Nikola Eterović in ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
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Biography

Diplomatic career

See also

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