About Mitja Leskovar
Born 1970. Mitja Leskovar is a Slovenian and Yugoslav catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Mitja Leskovar (born 3 January 1970) is a Slovenian priest of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography Mitja Leskovar was born in Kranj, Slovenia, on 3 January 1970 and grew up in Kokrica. He entered the seminary in Ljubljana in 1989, where he earned a degree in theology. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Ljubljana on 29 June 1995 from archbishop Alojzij Šuštar.
On 1 May 2020, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Beneventum and Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq. He is one of three Slovenians active in the Vatican's diplomatic corps.
The date of his consecration as bishop was unscheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Roman Catholic archbishop
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Mitja Leskovar was born on 3 January 1970 in Kranj.
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Mitja Leskovar is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Mitja Leskovar is Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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