Birth name Jure Bogdan Denomination Roman Catholic Consecration 27 February 2016 Predecessor Juraj Jezerinac | Installed 27 February 2016 Nationality Croatian Appointed 30 November 2015 Ordination 22 June 1980 | |
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Born 9 November 1955 (age 61)Donji Dolac, SFR Yugoslavia(now Croatia) ( 1955-11-09 ) Archdiocese Military Ordinariate of Croatia Alma maters University of Split, Pontifical Lateran University | ||
Biskupsko re enje mons jure bogdana
Jure Bogdan (born in Donji Dolac near Omiš, 9 November 1955) is a Croatian bishop who serves as 2nd Military ordinary of Croatia since Februaray 27, 2015, had previously served as a rector of Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome.
Contents
- Biskupsko re enje mons jure bogdana
- Sve enik splitsko makarske nadbiskupije mons jure bogdan vojni ordinarj u rh
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Sve enik splitsko makarske nadbiskupije mons jure bogdan vojni ordinarj u rh
Early life and education
Jure Bogdan was born in a small village of Donji Dolac near Omiš on November 9, 1955 to Ivan and Perka Bogdan. He attended elementary school in Donji Dolac from 1961 to 1969, after which he attended minor seminary in Split during which he finished Classical gymansium in year 1973. After graduation he enrolled in the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Split from which he graduated theology and philosophy on May 16, 1980. During his studies, Bogdan served as a senior prefect of Split archdiocesan seminary from January 1977 to autumn 1979. Bogdan was ordained as a deacon for Archdiocese of Split-Makarska by Archbishop Frane Franić in Split cathedral on June 24, 1979. Archbishop Franić ordained him for priest on June 22, 1980.
Career
Bogdan celebrated his first Mass in Donji Dolac on July 6, 1980. After that, he served as a parish vicar in the parish of St. Nicholas in Metković from August 15, 1980 to August 15, 1984. From August 1984 to September 1992, he was a spiritual leader at the Split archdiocesan seminary. Bogdan was also Vice President of Council for Youth, and the presiding judge for vocations in his Archdiocese. He also served as a secretary of Council for seminaries of the Bishops' Conference of Yugoslavia.
In autumn of 1992, Bogdan was sent by Archbishop Ante Jurić to attend study of pastoral theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. He gained his Master's degree in October 1994 with mentorship of Bishop Marcello Semeraro, after which he gained his PhD on June 22, 1999. with thesis "Vita Universale: Cristianesimo delle origini o nuova rivelazione? Riflessioni teologico-pastorali" (Universal Life: Originally Christianity or new revelation? Theological-pastoral reflection). His mentor was prof. Michael Fuss.
At the proposal of the Croatian bishops, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Pio Laghi appointed Bogdan on December 2, 1996 to the position of rector of the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome. The appointment was announced on December 19, 1996, while Bogdan took office on January 25, 1997. In addition, Cardinal Camillo Ruini appointed Bogdan as a rector of Saint Jerome of the Croats church. Besides this, Bogdan served two terms, both, as a secretary, and president of the Association of the Rectors of the Roman Pontifical Institutes (Associazione dei Rettori dei College ecclesiastic di Roma). He spent 19 years as a rector under three Popes, John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Francis. Bogdan is the postulator of Blessed Miroslav Bulešić.
Pope Francis has named Bogdan new bishop and Military Ordinary of Croatia on November 30, 2015. He was consecrated on February 27, 2016 by archbishop Marin Barišić, with co-consecrators being cardinal Josip Bozanić, and bishop Juraj Jezerinac, his predecessor.