Anton Žerdín Bukovec
Priest of Peru
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Gerardo Antonio Zerdín Bukovec (born 11 June 1950 in Lendava) is a Slovenian-Croatian prelate and Apostolic Vicar of San Ramón in Peru.[1]
ChurchRoman Catholic
SeeSan Ramón
PredecessorJulio Ojeda Pascual
Consecration14 April 2002
by Julio Ojeda Pascual
by Julio Ojeda Pascual
The Most Reverend Gerardo Antonio Zerdín Bukovec O.F.M. | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Coadjutor Vicar of San Ramón Titular Bishop of Thucca terebenthina | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | San Ramón |
| Predecessor | Julio Ojeda Pascual |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 April 2002 by Julio Ojeda Pascual |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1950 Lendava |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Life
Gerardo Antonio Zerdín Bukovec joined the Order of Franciscans (OFM) and received the priestly ordination on 9 November 1975. Pope John Paul II appointed him on 19 January 2002 as Apostolic Coadjutor Vicar of San Ramón and titular bishop of Thucca terebenthina.[2][3][4]
The Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón, Julio Ojeda Pascual, gave him the bishop's ordination on 14 April of that year; Co-consecrators were Rino Passigato, Apostolic Nuncio in Peru, and Victor de la Peña Perez, Apostolic Vicar of Requena.[5]
