Metod Pirih

Mons. Metod Pirih
Mons. Metod Pirih
Bishop of Bishop); by Janez Jenko
Personal details
Born	Metod Pirih; 9 May 1936; Locavizza, Kingdom of Italy; (present day Lokovec, Slovenia)
Died	23 March 2021 (aged 84); Vipava, Slovenia
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana,; Teresianum

Bishop Metod Pirih (9 May 1936 – 23 March 2021

Coadjutor Bishop of the same Diocese

since 25 March 1985 until 16 April 1987.

Education

Bishop Pirih was born into a Roman Catholic family of Mirko and Štefanija (née Šuligoj) in the present day

City Municipality of Nova Gorica,^[2] that in this time was governed by Italians and was baptized at the local church on the day of his birth.^[3]

After finishing primary school, which he attended in his native

Diocese of Trieste–Koper (for its Slovenian part),^[4] after he completed his philosophical and theological studies. In the meantime, he also served his compulsory military service in the Yugoslavian Army.^[2]

Pastoral and educational work

After his ordination Fr. Pirih served a short time as a parish priest in Solkan (1963–1964) and after that became a personal assistant to Bishop Janez Jenko from 1964 until 1974, when he continued his postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum in Rome, Italy with a master's degree in the camp of a spiritual theology in 1976.

After returning to his homeland, he became a spiritual director at the Major Theological Seminary in

Vicar General of the Diocese of Koper. Between 1984 and 1986, he was the head of the Pastoral Service in Koper and the parish administrator of the parish in Podgorje. In the meantime, he also was a lecturer at the University of Ljubljana unit of the Faculty of Theology.^[2]

Prelate

On March 25, 1985, he was appointed by

Roman Catholic Church in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Koper.^[4] Two years later, on April 16, 1987 he succeeded his predecessor.^[3]

Bishop Pirih retired on May 26, 2012 after reaching the age limit of 75 years old.[4]

References

^ Umrl je upokojeni koprski škof Metod Pirih (in Slovene)
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COBISS 53576
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Upokojeni koprski škof msgr. mag. Metod Pirih". Official Website of the Episcopal Conference of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Metod Pirih". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	Coadjutor Bishop of Koper 1985–1987	Succeeded by none
Preceded by Janez Jenko	Diocesan Bishop of Koper 1987–2012	Succeeded by Jurij Bizjak

[1] Umrl je upokojeni koprski škof Metod Pirih (in Slovene)

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COBISS 53576
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[IV-3] "Upokojeni koprski škof msgr. mag. Metod Pirih". Official Website of the Episcopal Conference of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[CH-4] "Bishop Metod Pirih". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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