Ivan Jurkovič
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The Most Reverend Ivan Jurkovič |
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| Archbishop of Krbava, Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations | |
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| Ordination | July 29, 1977 |
| Consecration | October 6, 2001 by Angelo Sodano |
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| Birth name | Ivan Jurkovič |
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June 10, 1952 Kočevje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Omnia in caritate (All in love) |
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Styles of Ivan Jurkovič |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Ivan Jurkovič (born 10 June 1952) is a Slovenian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Nuncio to Russia and Nuncio to Uzbekistan from 19 February and 22 July 2011, respectively, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. On February 13, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Nuncio to the United Nations, in Geneva.
Born in Kočevje, southern Slovenia, Ivan Jurkovič was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1977. Jurkovič obtained a theology degree from the University of Ljubljana. He was trained as diplomat in the Pontifical University and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1984, serving as a secretary in the Pontifical Representations in South Korea. In 1988 he obtained Doctor of Canon Law degree and from 1988 to 1992 served as a financial auditor in the Pontifical Representations in Colombia.
From 1992 to 1996 he was appointed as consultant to the Apostolic Nunciature in Russia. At the same time he served as Professor of Canon Law at the St. Thomas Institute of Philosophy, Theology and History in Moscow, where he published the following books: "Marriage Law" (Moscow, 1993), "Canon Law on the People of God" (Moscow, 1993), "Latin-Russian Dictionary of Terms and Expressions of the Code of Canon Law" (with A. Koval, Moscow, 1995), "Canon Law on the People of God and Marriage" (Second edition, Moscow, 2000). Then he worked as a consultant in the OSCE.
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