Valter Župan

Bishop Valter Župan (born 10 August 1938) is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of Krk since 31 January 1998 until his retirement on 24 January 2015.

Valter Župan
Diocesan Bishop Emeritus of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed31 January 1998
Term ended24 January 2015
PredecessorJosip Bozanić
SuccessorIvica Petanjak
Other postsVicar General of the Diocese of Krk (1989–1997),
Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Krk (1997–1998)
Orders
Ordination8 July 1962 (Priest)
Consecration15 March 1998 (Bishop)
by Josip Bozanić
Personal details
Birth nameValter Župan
Born (1938-08-10) 10 August 1938
Chiusi Lussignano, Kingdom of Italy (present day Ćunski, Croatia)

Life

Bishop Župan was born into a Croatian Roman Catholic family of Guido and Ivka (née Hrončić) in the island of Lošinj, that in this time was governed by an Italians.

After graduation an classical gymnasium in the diocesan seminary in Zadar, he was admitted to the Major Seminary in Pazin,[1] and was ordained as priest on July 8, 1962 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk,[2] after completed his philosophical and theological studies.

After finished his education, Fr. Župan served as the assistant priest in Mali Lošinj (1962–1970) and continued from 1970 to 1974 as parish priest and dean in Omišalj; from 1974 to 1979 as parish priest and dean in Cres; from 1979 to 1989 parish priest and dean in Mali Lošinj; from 1989 to 1997 as the Vicar General of the Diocese of Krk. He was appointed the Diocesan Administrator of the Krk diocese on October 6, 1997.[1]

On January 31, 1998, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the Diocesan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk. On March 15, 1998, he was consecrated as bishop by his predecessor, Archbishop Josip Bozanić and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krk.[2]

Retired on January 24, 2015 after reaching of the age limit of 75 years old.

References
  1. "Mons. Valter Župan, biskup krčki u miru". Official Website of the Episcopal Conference of Croatia (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Bishop Valter Župan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Josip Bozanić		 Diocesan Bishop of Krk
1998–2015		 Succeeded by
Ivica Petanjak
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