Martin Vidović

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Martin Vidović
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Belarus Titular Archbishop of Nona
Vidović in 2009
Appointed	15 September 2004
Retired	15 July 2011
Predecessor	Ivan Jurkovič
Successor	Claudio Gugerotti
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Nona
Orders
Ordination	28 May 1989 by John Paul II
Consecration	21 November 2004 by Angelo Sodano, Vinko Puljić, and Marin Barišić
Personal details
Born	(1953-07-15) July 15, 1953 (age 71) Vidonje, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian

Styles of Martin Vidović
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Martin Vidović (born 15 July 1953) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus from 2004 to 2011.

Martin Vidović was born on 15 July 1953 in Vidonje, Croatia. He was ordained a priest on 28 May 1989.^[1]

He managed Croatian-language programming for Vatican Radio from 1983 to 1994.

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 19 September 1994. Among other assignments, he was secretary of the nunciature in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1994 to 1999.^[1]

On 15 September 2004, Pope John Paul II named him titular bishop of Nona and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Angelo Sodano on 21 November at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Split.^[2]

He resigned as nuncio in 2011 after meeting with the country's political opposition as Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and Pope Benedict XVI sought to negotiate with the government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.^[3]

• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

• Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Martin Vidović ^{[self-published]}