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Nikola Jurjević

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Most Reverend
Nikola Zorzi
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
Hvar, Croatia
Died 1644 (aged 69–70)
Hvar, Croatia

Nikola Jurjević (1574–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1635–1644).[1][2]

Biography

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]

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