Ivan Devčić (bishop)
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Archbishop Ivan Devčić Msgr. |
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| Archbishop of Rijeka | |
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| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka |
| See | Rijeka |
| Appointed | 17 November 2000 |
| Installed | 16 December 2000 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 June 1975 |
| Consecration | 16 December 2000 by Josip Bozanić |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Ivan Devčić |
| Born |
1 January 1948 Krasno, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Krist naša nada Christ our hope |
| Coat of arms |  |
Ivan Devčić (born in Krasno near Senj, 1 January 1948) is a Croatian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rijeka and university professor of philosophy.
Ivan Devčić was born in a small village of Krasno near Senj on January 1, 1948 to Antun and Kata Devčić. He finished primary school in Krasno, after which he attended minor seminaries in Rijeka and Pazin from 1963 until 1967. Devčić started his high education at the Rijeka branch of the Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty, and finished it at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordered as a priest of the Archdiocese of Rijeka on June 28, 1975. In 1980, he gained his doctorate in theology with thesis Der Personalismus bei Nikolaj A. Berdjajew. Versuch einer Philosophie des Konkreten.
After Devčić returned from Rome, he got intensively engaged in research and teaching work, and since teaches philosophy at the Rijeka branch of the Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty. He has published several scientific articles and books. In the Archdiocese of Rijeka he served as Vice-Rector of the Theological Seminary (1980-1985), Rector and Bursar of the Seminary (1985-2000), and professor of philosophy at the Rijeka branch of the Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty (1995-present). On November 17, 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop and Metropolitan. He was ordered in December 16, 2000. The main consecrate was Cardinal Josip Bozanić, while co-consecrates were Msgr. Ivan Milovan and Msgr. Mile Bogović.
Msgr. Devčić is considered to be theologically moderate.
On Christmas 2013, when the Croatian society was deeply divided on the issue of the 2013 marriage referendum in which it was proposed to change the constitution so it would define marriage only as a union between a man and a woman, Archbishop Devčić held a Mass and stated in his homily:
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