Julio Murat

Julio Murat (born 18 August 1961) is a Turkish prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

He began his preparation for the priesthood in Rome, where on 25 May 1986 he was ordained a priest by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and was incardinated in the Archdiocese of İzmir.

In 1991 Murat concluded his law studies, with his doctoral dissertation "I diritti soggettivi della buona fama e dell'intimita codificati nel Canone 220".

In 1992 he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, and on 1 January 1994 began working in the Vatican diplomatic missions.

On 27 January 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic nuncio in Zambia and titular archbishop of Orange.