Smiljan Franjo Čekada ( Horv. Smiljan Franjo Čekada , November 29, 1902 , Doni Wakuf , Austria-Hungary - January 18, 1976 , Sarajevo , Yugoslavia ) - Catholic prelate , Bishop of Skopje from August 18, 1940 to June 12, 1967, archbishop Vrhbosny from January 13, 1970 to January 18, 1976.
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| Smiljan Franjo Chekada | ||
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| Smiljan Franjo Čekada | ||
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| August 18, 1940 - June 12, 1967 | ||
| Church | Roman catholic church | |
| Predecessor | Bishop Janez Franciszek Gnidovec | |
| Successor | Bishop Joachim Herbut | |
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| January 13, 1970 - January 18, 1976 | ||
| Church | Roman catholic church | |
| Predecessor | Archbishop Marko Alaupovic | |
| Successor | Archbishop Marko Jozinovic | |
| Birth | November 29, 1902 Doni Wakuf , Austria-Hungary | |
| Death | January 18, 1976 ( 73) Sarajevo , Yugoslavia ) | |
| Adoption of holy dignity | April 5, 1925 | |
| Episcopal consecration | August 6, 1939 | |
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Biography
Born in 1902 in Donji Wakuf in a family with five children, of which he and his two brothers - Chadomil and Miliva - became priests [1] .
On April 5, 1925, Smilyan Franyo Chekad was ordained priest . He studied in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University , where in 1928 he received a Ph.D. From 1928 to 1933 he was the editor-in-chief of a weekly Catholic newspaper.
On June 6, 1939, Pope Pius XII appointed Smilian Franjo Chekada as auxiliary bishop of Vrhbosny and titular bishop of Farbetus . On August 6, 1939, in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ in Sarajevo, Smilian Frano Chekada was ordained a bishop, which was commissioned by Archbishop Ivan Eugengelist Šaric in cooperation with Archbishop Aloisie Stepinac of Zagreb and Bishop Banja Luchi Josip, and Bishop of Zagreb . During World War II, he tried to protect Jews who converted to Catholicism from deportation to Auschwitz , and also hid at least five Jewish children [2] .
After the death of Bishop Skopje Josip Stepan Garich in 1946, he was the apostolic administrator of the diocese until 1951. Participated in the I, II, III and IV sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
On June 12, 1967, Smiljan Franjo Chekada was appointed auxiliary bishop of Vrhbosny and titular bishop of Tibuzabetum .
On January 13, 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed Smilian Franjo Chekada as Archbishop of Vrhbosny. He died on January 18, 1976 in Sarajevo and was buried in a family crypt at the city cemetery in Sarajevo. On October 28, 2011, his remains were transferred to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, where they were buried in the crypt, where the sarcophagi of the Archbishops of Vrbosna are located [3] .
In 2010, he was recognized as the righteous man of the world by the Israeli Institute for Disaster and Heroism Yad Vashem [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Po cijenu vlastitog života spašavao Židove (Croatian) . HercegBosna - Portal Hrvata Bosne i Hercegovine (11/20/2011). The appeal date is February 8, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Cekada Smiljan (1902 - 1976) (Eng.) . Yad Vashem . The appeal date is August 17, 2015.
- ↑ ZEMNI OSTACI NADBISKUPA CEKADE PRENESENI U KATEDRALU unspecified (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is February 19, 2014. Archived November 1, 2013.
Links
| Predecessor: Bishop Janez Franciszek Gnidovec | Diocese of Skopje January 18, 1940 - June 12, 1967 | Successor: Bishop Joachim Herbut |
| Predecessor: Archbishop Marko Alaupovic | Archdiocese of Vrhbosny January 13, 1970 - January 18, 1976 | Successor: Archbishop Marko Jozinovic |