Zagreb – On May 4, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , appointed Sister Ivana Gelo of the Congregation of the “Handmaids of Charity” as Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Croatia for a five-year term .
Sister Ivana Gelo was born on November 27, 1986, in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her education began in Split, where she completed secondary school with a specialization in economics and administration. Subsequently, she undertook higher theological studies, specializing in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where she obtained a licentiate in dogmatic theology in 2022. Within her religious community, Sister Ivana has held positions of great managerial and governance responsibility. From 2021 to 2024, she served as provincial treasurer in Split, and since 2023, she has served as general counselor of her Congregation. In parallel with her community duties, she carries out intense academic activity at an international level. Since 2022, she has taught at the Catholic University of Rwanda, and since 2024, she has been a professor of dogmatic theology at the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Split.
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