Bishop of Kotor
Msgr. Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M., was born on 28 December 1965 in Ljubuški. After completing his novitiate in Humac, he carried out his military service in Skopje and Kumanovo (now North Macedonia). On 16 September 1990 he gave his solemn vows in Kočerin and on 26 July 1992 he was ordained a priest in Čitluk. After studying theology in Makarska, Croatia (1986-1989) and Bologna, Italy (1989-1992), he served as deputy parish priest of Saint Anthony of Padua, Humac (1992-1994). He was awarded a licentiate in youth pastoral care and catechetics at the Salesian Pontifical University (1994-1997), and went on to hold the roles of master of clerics, Zagabria (1997-2000), guardian of the Convent and parish priest of Saint Biagio, Slano (2000-2003), parish priest of Saint Francis of Assisi, Posuški Gradac (2003-2010), parish priest of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul, Kočerin (2010-2013), parish priest of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Posušje (2013-2024).