Andrej Glavan

Bishop Glavan was born into a Roman Catholic family near Dolenjske Toplice, during time of the Nazi occupation of Slovenia, in the present day Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice.[1]

After finishing primary school, which he attended in his native Soteska and graduation a schools in Dolenjske Toplice and Kranj in 1961, he studied the chemical technology at the University of Ljubljana with a diploma in 1966. After a few months of internship at the Iskra factory in Žužemberk and a one-year compulsory military service in the Yugoslavian Army, he entered to the Major Theological Seminary in Ljubljana, where graduated in 1972[1] and was ordained as priest on June 29, 1972 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana,[2] after completed his philosophical and theological studies.[3]

Coat of arms of Bishop Andrej Glavan

After his ordination Fr. Glavan was engaged in the pastoral work and served as a parish priest in Škofja Loka, Stara Loka and also established a new parish in Suha. During 1980–1990 and 1997–2000 he served as a Dean of the Škofja Loka deanery. He also held the position of vice-dean and was elected to the priestly council of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. From 1998 he was a member of the Board of Counselors, and from the fall of 1998 to March 2005 he served as Archdeacon of the Ljubljana archdeaconry.[1]

On May 13, 2000, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the a Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ljubljana. On June 12, 2000, he was consecrated as bishop by Metropolitan Archbishop Franc Rodé and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Ljubljana. From 2004 until 2006 he also was a Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. But on April 7, 2006 Bishop Glavan was transferred to the newly created Diocese of Novo Mesto.[2]

Also he served two times as an Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Ljubljaba during its vacancy since 26 April 2004 until 5 December 2004 the first time, and from 31 July 2013 until 23 November 2014 the second time.[1]

He actively works in the Episcopal Conference of Slovenia and from July 31, 2013 until March 13, 2017 was its President.[3]