Petar Palić (born 3 July 1972) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian prelate of the Catholic Church who is currently the bishop of Mostar-Duvno and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan since 2020.
After graduating from the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Zagreb in 1995, Palić was ordained a priest in 1996 and held various pastoral and administrative posts in the Diocese of Dubrovnik.
After the ordination, Palić briefly worked as a high school catechist and later held various pastoral administrative posts in the Diocese of Dubrovnik.
During his studies, bishop Egon Kapellari of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau entrusted him to the parish of Dobl, where Palić served as a vicar until 2008.
In 2009, the bishop of Dubrovnik allowed him to stay at the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome to study the Italian language.
Palić said in an interview from September 2020, commenting on the issue, that the Church "is not a self-proclaimed organisation of like-minded people nor a volunteer society of sympathizers led by a certain interest, in which anyone does what they think and want", instead, Palić emphasised that the Church is "a communion of christened, established by Christ, under the guidance of Pope and the bishop".
[9] General vicar of the Diocese of Mostar-Duvno issued an official statement, quoting the canon law and stating that the referendum had no influence on the appointment of a diocesan priest to the parish and that the sole authority on the matter belongs to the bishop.
[10] Palić visited Medjugorje before becoming a bishop of Mostar-Duvno motivated by curiosity, friendly contacts and admiration for the faithful who come there.
[12] A report from Deutsche Welle stated that Palić holds similar views as his predecessor Perić.
[13] Beside his native Croatian, Palić speaks five other languages: English, German, Italian, Macedonian and Russian.