Petar Rajič
Petar Rajič is a prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania on 15 June 2019. On 6 August 2019, he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Latvia.Biography
Petar Antun Rajič was born in Toronto to Catholic Liberan and Dominika, Croatian immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Canada. Petar is the eldest of three children.
On 2 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named him titular archbishop of Sarsenterum; Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar; and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula. On 27 March 2010 he named him nuncio to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates as well.
He is fluent in English, Croatian, French, Italian and Portuguese.
On 15 June 2015, Pope Francis named him nuncio to Angola and São Tomé e Principe.
Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania on 15 June 2019, adding the responsibilities of Nuncio to Estonia and Latvia on 6 August.
