Petar Rajič

Petar Rajič (born 12 June 1959) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania on 15 June 2019. On 6 August 2019, he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Latvia. [2]

His Grace

Petar Antun Rajič
Titular Archbishop of Sarsenterum
Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed15 June 2015
Orders
Ordination29 June 1987
Consecration23 January 2010
by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone [1]
Personal details
Born (1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 [1]
Toronto, Canada
DenominationCatholic
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Pontifical Lateran University [1]
Motto"Christus Dominus Nos Liberavit (For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free)" [1]
Coat of arms
Styles of
Petar Rajič
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Biography

Petar Antun Rajič was born in Toronto to Catholic Liberan and Dominika, Croatian immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Canada. Petar is the eldest of three children.

On 2 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named him titular archbishop of Sarsenterum; Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar; and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula.[3] On 27 March 2010 he named him nuncio to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates as well.[4]

He is fluent in English, Croatian, French, Italian and Portuguese.[1] [5]

On 15 June 2015, Pope Francis named him nuncio to Angola and São Tomé e Principe.[6]

Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania on 15 June 2019,[7] adding the responsibilities of Nuncio to Estonia and Latvia on 6 August.[8]

References
  1. "His Grace Archbishop Petar Rajič - Former Apostolic Nuncio to the Arabian Peninsula". avona.org.
  2. "Archbishop Petar Antun Rajič [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.12.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.03.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. Angola e Vaticano preparam acordo de cooperação, retrieved 19 January 2020
  6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.06.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. "Resignations and Appointments, 15.06.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  8. "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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