SloveniaThe article discusses Jože Kopeinig, who has worked with missionaries since 1954. In 2024, he handed over leadership of the missionary office in Celovec to his younger successor, Hanzej Rosenzopf, after serving for 56 years. He moved from Tinje to the center of Celovec in July 2026. Born in 1941 in Št. Peter on Vašinjah in Austria’s Koroška region, Kopeinig began working for the missions in 1954. He took over leadership of the missionary office in Celovec in 1968 and was instrumental in organizing a nationwide missionary symposium in Tinje in 1986. In May 2024, he received special recognition from the Missionary Center of Slovenia for his lifelong work among Slovenians in their homeland, diaspora, and expatriates. The article includes a photo of Kopeinig taken on June 25, 2024, by Ivo Žajdela.
Bias read (Center): The article focuses on the career and contributions of Jože Kopeinig within the Catholic Church and missionary activities, which touch on cultural and religious aspects but do not directly engage with political controversy or partisan issues. The tone remains neutral, focusing on historical and biog
