Berislav Grgić
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Berislav Grgić (Croatian: [běrislav ɡr̂ɡitɕ];[needs Norwegian IPA] born 15 February 1960)[1][2] is a Bosnian Croat bishop who served between 2008 and 2023[3] in Norway as the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelate of Tromsø, the northernmost Catholic bishopric in the world.[4] Grgić fled Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War, arriving in Norway as a refugee and eventually becoming one of the highest-ranking officials of the Catholic Church in Norway.[2]
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Berislav Grgić | |
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Prelate Emeritus of Tromsø | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Tromsø |
Appointed | 18 December 2008 |
Predecessor | Gerhard Goebel |
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Ordination | 29 June 1986 by Franjo Komarica |
Consecration | 28 March 2009 by Bernt Ivar Eidsvig |
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Born | (1960-02-15) 15 February 1960 (age 64) |
Education | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Astare coram te |
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