ZADAR, Feb 11 (Hina) - The new Archbishop of Zadar, Msgr Ivan Prendja, took over his post at a religious ceremony held today in the Cathedral of Sveta Stosija in Zadar. The former Archbishop Marijan Oblak handed over to Prendja the
archbishop's staff, symbolizing the archbishop's authority in a diocese.
ZADAR, Feb 11 (Hina) - The new Archbishop of Zadar, Msgr Ivan
Prendja, took over his post at a religious ceremony held today in
the Cathedral of Sveta Stosija in Zadar. The former Archbishop
Marijan Oblak handed over to Prendja the archbishop's staff,
symbolizing the archbishop's authority in a diocese. #L#
The ceremony was attended by the Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia,
Giulio Einaudi, Croatian Reconstruction and Development Minister,
Jure Radic, Croatian Parliament County House deputy speaker, Ivan
Aralica, Labour and Social Welfare Minister, Joso Skara, Zadar
County Prefect Sime Prtenjaca, Zadar Mayor Bozidar Kalmeta, as well
as many church dignitaries, including Archbishop of Split, Msgr
Ante Juric, Archbishop of Sibenik, Msgr Srecko Badurina, Archbishop
of Krk, Josip Bozanic, Archbishop of Hvar, Slobodan Stambuk and
Assistant Bishop of Zagreb, Marko Culaj, who was the representative
of the Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Franjo Kuharic.
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