Pavao Žanić
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Pavao Žanić |
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| Bishop of Mostar-Duvno, Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan | |
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| Diocese | Mostar-Duvno Trebinje-Mrkan |
| Appointed | 14 September 1980 |
| Predecessor | Petar Čule |
| Successor | Ratko Perić |
| Other posts | Bishop Coadjutor of Mostar-Duvno Titular Bishop of Edistania Apostolic Administrator of Dubrovnik |
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| Ordination | 1 June 1941 |
| Consecration | 2 May 1971 by Petar Čule |
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| Born |
20 May 1918 Kaštel Novi, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 11 January 2000 (aged 81) Split, Croatia |
| Buried | Kaštel Novi, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Split |
| Motto | In fide, spe et caritate (In faith, hope and love) |
Pavao Žanić (20 May 1918 – 11 January 2000) was a Croat bishop prelate, bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan from 1980 until 1993. He was a leading critic of the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje. Previously, Žanić served as bishop coadjutor of Mostar-Duvno and titular bishop of Edistania from 1970 until 1980. He also served as apostolic administrator of Dubrovnik from 1988 until 1990.
Born in 1918 in Kaštel Novi (present-day Croatia), he was ordained a priest on 1 June 1941. In 1970, he was appointed coadjutor of Mostar-Duvno and titular bishop of Edistiana. In 1980, became the ordinary bishop of Mostar-Duvno.
For centuries parishes in Bosnia-Herzegovina were administered by the Franciscan order under an understanding reached with the Ottoman sultan.
After Herzegovina became part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Pope Leo XIII took steps to establish dioceses and appoint local bishops. As part of re-establishing normal church structures, the bishops worked to transfer parishes from the Franciscans to the diocesan clergy, but the friars resisted. In the 1940s, the two Franciscan provinces still held 63 of 79 parishes in the dioceses of Vrhbosna and Mostar.
In June 1975 Pope Paul VI issued Romanis Pontificibus, a papal decree indicating which parishes the Franciscans were allowed to retain and which to turn over to diocesan administration. Beginning in 1976 Bishop Žanić started to implement the decree. Full implementation was still being worked on as at late as December 1998.
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