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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Janez Kozinc, a priest from the Diocese of Celje, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Murska Sobota. The appointment was necessary because the previous bishop, Peter Štumpf, was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Koper last November.
Little known priest named bishop of Murska Sobota
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Janez Kozinc, a 49-year-old priest from Celje who is not widely known to the public, bishop of Murska Sobota. Kozinc joined the seminary late, at age 30, after he completed his PhD in chemistry at the University of Ljubljana. He went on to study theology and philosophy in Maribor, during which he was ordained priest, the Slovenian Bishops Conference said. After ordination, he was parish vicar in Šoštanj and Šmarje pri …
Pope Leo XIV has appointed 49-year-old Janez Kozinec as the new bishop of the diocese of Murska Sobota in northeastern Slovenia. The Vatican announced the appointment on June 18. The successor to Bishop Peter Stumpf, who was transferred to Koper six months ago, has previously served as parish priest in several parishes in his home diocese of Celje and held leadership positions in priestly formation. Among other things, since 2019 he has been res…
The Diocese of Murska Sobota announced that Janez Kozinc has become the new Bishop of Sobota. Janez Kozinc was born on August 21st ...
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