Georgius Parchich

Georgius Parchich
Bishop of Nona
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nona
In office 1690–1703
Predecessor Giovanni Vusich
Successor Martino Dragolovich
Orders
Consecration 4 Jun 1690
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born 28 April 1658
Sebenico, Republic of Venice (now Šibenik, Croatia)
Died February 1703
Nona, Republic of Venice (now Nin, Croatia)
Nationality Croatian

Georgius Parchich (Latin: Georgius Parchich, Italian: Giorgio Parchich, Croatian: Juraj Parčić; 1658–1703) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nona (1690–1703).[1][2][3]

Biography

Georgius Parchich was born in Sebenico (Šibenik), Republic of Venice (now Croatia) on 28 April 1658.[4]

On 8 May 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Nona (Latin: episcopus Nonensis).[1][4] On 4 June 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Francesco Martelli, titular Archbishop of Corinthus, and Victor Augustinus Ripa, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators.[4] During his office, he informed Rome on the large community of Orthodox in his bishopric, and sought for Rome to send missionaries to Catholicise (Uniatise) them.[5] He called the inhabitants of Budin (a former settlement in Posedarje area) the "worst Schismatic [Orthodox] people".[5]

When notable hajduk Ilija Janković Mitrović died in 1692, Parchich came to his funeral at Islam Grčki, despite the fact that Mitrović was Orthodox and not Catholic. The local Serbian Orthodox priest forbade Parchich to carry out a requiem, of which he informed the Congregation of Propaganda on 8 July 1692.[6]

In his April 1693 report, Parchich registered 5,486 Roman Catholics and 7,363 Orthodox people in the territory of the bishopric of Nin.[5] The Catholics had 21 priests while the Orthodox had 15.[5] Parchich actively worked on the Uniatisation of Orthodox Serbs, and is known to have converted villages, such as that of Poličnik, "from Schismatic mistakes".[5]

He served as Bishop of Nona until his death in February 1703.[4] He was styled "Eminentiarum Vestrarum Humillimus Addictissimus, et Obseqentissimus Servus Georgius Parchich, Episcopus Nonensis".[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. p. 292.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Nona (Nin)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  3. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Nin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  4. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giorgio Parchich". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Nikola Žutić (1997). Rimokatolička crkva i hrvatstvo: od ilirske ideje do velikohrvatske realizacije 1453-1941. ISI. p. 64.
  6. ↑ Историјски часопис 29-30 (1982-1983). Istorijski institut. 1983. pp. 237–. GGKEY:BC9T8KY39QK.
  7. ↑ Marko Jačov (1983). Les actes des archives secrétes du Vatican du XVIe au XVIIIe siécle. SANU. p. 165.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giovanni Vusich		 Bishop of Nona
1690–1703		 Succeeded by
Martino Dragolovich
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