Andrej Glavan (born 16 October 1943) is a Slovenian

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prelate who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Novo Mesto from its creation on 7 April 2006 until his retirement on 30 June 2021. Also, he was a Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of the

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from 31 July 2013 to 13 March 2017.

Education

Andrej Glavan was born into a Roman Catholic family near

Dolenjske Toplice Dolenjske Toplice (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 164.) is a settlement near Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia and is the seat o ...

, during time of the Nazi occupation of Slovenia, in the present day

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. After finishing primary school in his native Soteska and graduation schools in

and

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in 1961, he studied chemical technology at the

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with a diploma in 1966. After a few months of internship at the Iskra factory in

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and one-year of compulsory military service in the Yugoslavian Army, he entered to the Major Theological Seminary in

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, where graduated in 1972 and was ordained a

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on 29 June 1972 for the

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Pastoral work

After his ordination Fr. Glavan was engaged in the pastoral work and served as a parish priest in

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and also established a new parish in Suha. During 1980–1990 and 1997–2000 he served as a Dean of the Škofja Loka deanery. He also held the position of vice-dean and was elected to the priestly council of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. From 1998 he was a member of the Board of Counselors, and from the fall of 1998 to March 2005 he served as Archdeacon of the Ljubljana archdeaconry.

Prelate

On 13 May 2000, he was appointed by

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as the a Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of

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in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in

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. From 2004 until 2006 he also was a

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of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. But on 7 April 2006 Bishop Glavan was transferred to the newly created Diocese of Novo Mesto. Also he served two times as an Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Ljubljaba during its vacancy since 26 April 2004 until 5 December 2004 the first time, and from 31 July 2013 until 23 November 2014 the second time. He actively works in the

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and from 31 July 2013 until 13 March 2017 was its President.

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accepted his resignation on 30 June 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glavan, Andrej 1943 births Living people People from the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice University of Ljubljana alumni 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Slovenia Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II