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Petar Rajič

Canadian archbishop (born 1959)
Person human Q998895

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 12, 1959
Place of birth
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[7]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic deacon, diplomat, Catholic bishop
Position held
titular archbishop, apostolic delegate, Apostolic Nuncio in Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia, Apostolic Nuncio to Angola, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen, Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates, apostolic nuncio to Estonia, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy, Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, Prefect of the Papal Household[8][9][10][11]
Educated at
University of Toronto, Pontifical Lateran University[12][13]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[15]
Award received
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Consecrator
Tarcisio Bertone, Vinko Puljić, Ratko Perić[20][21][22]
Family name
Rajič[17]
Given name
Petar[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Petar Antun Rajič en Petar Rajič en Peter Anthony Rajic ar بيتر راجيتش de Petar Antun Rajič it Peter Anthony Rajic ko 페타르 라이치 ko 페타르 안툰 라이치 nl Petar Rajic ru Петар Ражич ru Ражич, Петар zh 彼得·拉伊奇
🔖 Identifiers · 9
ISNI
0000000385621705
VIAF cluster ID
192498528
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Petar Rajič.jpg ↗
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
rajic
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1217c27t
NUKAT ID
n00042171
OpenSanctions ID
Petar Rajič
Parsifal cluster ID
131769
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
65534

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🔗 Connections
Consecrator 3
Tarcisio Bertone, Vinko Puljić, Ratko Perić
Occupation 3
diplomat, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
← Consecrator 3
Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, Leopoldo Ndakalako, Saulius Bužauskas
Educated at 2
University of Toronto, Pontifical Lateran University
Chaired by 1
Sarsenterum
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Given name 1
Petar
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
OpenSanctions ID 1
Petar Rajič
Place of birth 1
Toronto
Position held 1
apostolic delegate
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary

Born in Toronto[1], he… he was born on June 12, 1959[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3], Catholic deacon[4], diplomat[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[12], a public research university[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1827[25], headquartered in Toronto[26] and Pontifical Lateran University[13], a pontifical university[27], in Vatican City[28], founded in 1773[29].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include titular archbishop[8], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[30]; Apostolic Nuncio to Italy[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[31], in Italy[32], founded in 1929[33]; Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino[10]; and Prefect of the Papal Household[11].

FAQs

Where was Petar Rajič born?

Petar Rajič's place of birth was Toronto[1].

What did Petar Rajič do for work?

Petar Rajič worked as Catholic priest[3], Catholic deacon[4], diplomat[5], and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Petar Rajič go to school?

Petar Rajič was educated at University of Toronto[12] and Pontifical Lateran University[13].

What awards did Petar Rajič receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[14].

Related Entities

Canada Tarcisio Bertone Toronto Vinko Puljić

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic delegate, Apostolic Nuncio in Bahrain +12
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  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hr', 'id', 'it', '
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic delegate, Apostolic Nuncio in Bahrain +12
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  3. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic delegate, Apostolic Nuncio in Bahrain +12
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  4. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Rajič
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    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic deacon, diplomat +1
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