Slavko Večerin
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Alojzije Slavko Večerin | |
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| Diocesan Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 8 September 2020 |
| Term ended | 26 August 2022 |
| Predecessor | János Pénzes |
| Successor | Ferenc Fazekas |
| Previous post | Vicar General of Diocese of Subotica (2005–2020) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 August 1983 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 14 November 2020 (Bishop) by Bishop László Német |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alojzije Slavko Večerin 6 June 1957 |
| Died | 26 August 2022 (aged 65) Kikinda, Serbia |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Motto | Per Christum et cum Christo et in Christo |
Bishop Alojzije Slavko Večerin (Serbian Cyrillic: Славко Вечерин; 6 June 1957 – 26 August 2022)[1] was a Serbian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Subotica in Serbia from 8 September 2020 until his death. He was a member of the International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Bishop Večerin was born into a Vojvodina Croats Roman Catholic family in Palić (town located in the city of Subotica).[2]
After graduation from the primary school in his native town and the classical gymnasium in Subotica in 1976, he consequently joined the Archdiocesan Theological Seminary in Zagreb and the Theological Faculty at the University of Zagreb, where he studied from 1976 until 1983,[3] and was ordained as priest on 14 August 1983 for his native Diocese of Subotica,[4] after completed his philosophical and theological studies.