Most Reverend Nikola Zorzi | |
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Bishop of Hvar | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Hvar |
In office | 1635–1644 |
Predecessor | Pietro Cedolini |
Successor | Vincenzo Milani |
Orders | |
Consecration | 4 March 1635 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti |
Personal details | |
Born | 1574 |
Died | 1644 Hvar, Croatia |
Nationality | Croatian |
Nikola Jurjević (1574–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1635–1644). [1] [2]
Jurjević was born in Hvar, Croatia in 1574. [2] On 12 February 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Hvar. [1] [2] On 4 March 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Fano, with Giovanni Delfino, Bishop Emeritus of Belluno, and Giovanni Thomas Marnavich, Bishop of Bosnia, serving as co-consecrators. [2] He served as Bishop of Hvar until his death in 1644. [1] [2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Girolamo Lucich, Bishop of Drivasto (1636). [2]