Julio Murat

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Julio Murat
Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland and Norway
Titular Archbishop of Orange
Appointed9 November 2022
Predecessor James Patrick Green
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Orange
Orders
Ordination25 May 1986
by  John Paul II
Consecration3 March 2012
by  Tarcisio Bertone, Dominique Mamberti, and Savio Hon
Personal details
Born (1961-08-18) August 18, 1961 (age 62)
Nationality Turkish
Previous post(s)
MottoIn Manus Tuas
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Julio Murat (born 18 August 1961) is a Turkish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an archbishop and a papal nuncio since 2012.

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Biography

Julio Murat was born on 18 August 1961 in Izmir, Turkey. He began his preparation for the priesthood in Rome, where on 25 May 1986 he was ordained a priest by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Izmir. After his ordination he continued his education, studying canon law at the Pontifical Urban University. In 1991 Murat concluded his law studies, with his doctoral dissertation "I diritti soggettivi della buona fama e dell'intimita codificati nel Canone 220".

Diplomatic career

In 1992 he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, and on 1 January 1994 began working in the Vatican diplomatic missions. Murat worked in Indonesia, Pakistan, Belarus, and Austria. Beginning in January 2003 he worked in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.

On 27 January 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic nuncio in Zambia and titular archbishop of Orange. [1] Murat was consecrated a bishop on 3 March 2012 in Rome, by Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone. On 6 June 2012, he was named nuncio to Malawi as well. [2]

On 24 March 2018, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Cameroon. [3] The responsibilities of Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea were added on 29 March. [4]

On 9 November 2022, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Sweden and Iceland. [5]

On 25 January 2023, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Denmark as well. [6]

On 7 March 2023, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Finland as well. [7]

On 16 March 2023, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Norway as well [8]

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References

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  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.06.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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