Pero Sudar

Pero Sudar (born 3 July 1951) was an auxiliary bishop of Vrhbosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Most Reverend Pero Sudar J.C.D.
Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vrhbosna Titular Bishop of Selia
Archdiocese	Vrhbosna
See	Sarajevo
Appointed	28 May 1993[1]
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1977[1]
Consecration	6 January 1994[1] by Vinko Puljić
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-03) 3 July 1951 Bare, Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination	Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Urbaniana University
Motto	Mir vama (Peace be with you)
Coat of arms

Priesthood

Sudar was ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna on June 29, 1977.[1] In 1977 he served as parochial vicar at Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Komušina near Teslić in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After that, he went to Rome where he received a doctorate in canon law at Pontifical Urbaniana University. After returning from Rome, he taught canon law at Vrhbosnian Theology and from 1989 to 1993 he held the office of Chancellor of The Archdiocesan Seminary in Sarajevo.

Episcopal career

On May 28, 1993, Sudar was appointed auxiliary bishop of Vrhbosna and titular bishop of Selia by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1994 from Vinko Cardinal Puljić, with Franjo Cardinal Kuharić and Bishop Ćiril Kos serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his episcopal motto: "Mir vama". On October 18th 2019, Pope Francis accepted Sudar's resignation.

References

1. "Bishop Pero Sudar". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.