Pavao Zorčić
Pavao Zorčić, O.S.B.M. (c.1620 – 23 January 1685) was a Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the titular bishop Plataea and Vicar Apostolic of Marča from 1671 to 1685.
He was born in Sveti Ivan Žabno, Habsburg's Kingdom of Croatia (present-day Croatia) nearly 1620. As a young person he joined monastery in Ivanić-Grad and was an author of the apology about unity with the Holy See.[1]
He was appointed as the Bishop by the Holy See on 20 November 1671. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on January 1672. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Onofrio Costantini.[2]
He died in Marča (present-day Stara Marča in Zagreb County, Croatia) on 23 January 1685.
References
- ↑ Jačov, Marko (1998). Le missioni cattoliche nei Balcani tra le due grandi guerre: Candia (1645-1669), Vienna e Morea (1683-1699). Vatican. pp. 92–93.
- ↑ Bishop Paulus Zorčić, O.S.B.M.. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-06-28.
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| Preceded by Gabrijel Mijakić |
Vicar Apostolic of Marča 1671–1685 |
Succeeded by Marko Zorčić |
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