SIBENIK, March 19 (Hina) - The Bishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Franjo Kuharic, Split Makarska Archbishop Ante Juric, Zadar Archbishop Ivan Prendja and all Croatian bishops on Wednesday ordained and inaugurated Monsignor Ante Ivas as the
48th bishop of the Sibenik church. Pope John Paul II nominated Msgr. Ante Ivas as the 48th bishop of the Sibenik church.
SIBENIK, March 19 (Hina) - The Bishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Franjo
Kuharic, Split Makarska Archbishop Ante Juric, Zadar Archbishop
Ivan Prendja and all Croatian bishops on Wednesday ordained and
inaugurated Monsignor Ante Ivas as the 48th bishop of the Sibenik
church. Pope John Paul II nominated Msgr. Ante Ivas as the 48th
bishop of the Sibenik church. #L#
Present at the ceremony in the Sibenik cathedral were Croatian
archbishops and bishops, Papal nuncio Msgr. Giulio Einaudi,
representatives of Italian bishops, Greek Catholic Church
representatives, over 120 priests, representatives of the Croatian
government, Parliament, army and local authorities, and many
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