He will be officially consecrated on 15th March in the Ljubljana Cathedral. Šuštar said that this appointment represents a major milestone in his life. Ljubljana archdiocese had had two auxiliary bishops up until 2006.

Šuštar was born on 27th April 1959 in Ljubljana. He received his sacredotal ordination on the 29th June 1985 in Ljubljana. As a chaplain, he initially served in the parish of Ljubljana-Moste and Ljubljana-Fužine. From 1991 to 1997 he was the principal of the Ljubljana theological seminary. After that, he worked eight years as a parish priest in Grosuplje. Since 2007 he has again worked as the principal of the theological seminary.

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