Archbishop Leopold Đireli is the new Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia

Archbishop Leopold Đireli is the new Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia Archbishop Leopold Đireli has been appointed the new Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia by Pope Leo XIV. Đireli, born in Italy, began his Vatican diplomatic service in 1987 and has served in various countries. He is the seventh representative of the Holy See in Croatia.

• Archbishop Leopold Đireli is the new Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia.
• He was appointed by Pope Leo XIV.
• Đireli was born in 1953 in Predore, Italy, and was ordained a priest in 1978.
• He joined the Vatican’s diplomatic service in 1987.
• Đireli has served in nunciatures in Cameroon, New Zealand, and the United States.
• He is the seventh representative of the Holy See in Croatia.
• The President of the Croatian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Dražen Kutleša, welcomed the new nuncio.