Nikola Jurjević

Nikola Jurjević was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar.

Biography

Jurjević was born in Hvar, Croatia in 1574. On 12 February 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Hvar. On 4 March 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Fano, with Giovanni Delfino, Bishop Emeritus of Belluno, and Giovanni Thomas Marnavich, Bishop of Bosnia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Hvar until his death in 1644. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Girolamo Lucich, Bishop of Drivasto.