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The Rt. Rev. Dr. '''Andrew Vujisić''', ''légalement'', Dr. '''Zoran Vujisić''', FRAS, FRSA, FRSPH, MRSNZ, MRSSAf, CFT, is was an [[Archimandrite]] of the [[Greek Orthodox]] Archdiocese of Mexico, Central America and the Islands of the Caribbean and Archiepiscopal Vicar with responsibility for the General Secretariat for Pan-Orthodox Ministries. In 2017, he led his parish out of the Orthodox Church to be an Eastern Rite Catholic parish[https://parma.org/news/puerto-rico-welcomes-first-ever-eastern-catholic-parish].

On [[September 29]], 2009, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously elected Dr. Vujisić as Bishop of Tralles. The Patriarchal announcement of his election was cited by the official election notice of the Archdiocese of Mexico, which was published worldwide. It references the growing number of Orthodox immigrants in Latin American countries in need of pastoral care, and states that the Bishop-elect would assume the responsibility of establishing and administering Pan-Orthodox communities wherever necessary. Regarding the news of Dr. Vujisić’s election to the episcopacy, Metr. Hilarion (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) writes to Metr. Athenagoros: “Throughout the years,…Bishop-Elect Andrew has earned and enjoyed an unblemished reputation as being a model of true godliness and eminent piety, which is indeed evident to all those who meet him. His life has been marked by self-sacrifice and hard work….”. Metr. Amfilohije (of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]]) writes: “With joy have I received the news of the consecration of His Grace, Bishop-Elect Andrew (Vujisić) to the Episcopacy by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople… We attest that His Grace has served with me in Montenegro and Australia, and has also served with other Bishops of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] on numerous occasions and that we know… [of his unassailable character] personally…”. On [[December 13]], 2009, after personal discussions with His All Holiness, Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]], in Constantinople, Dr. Vujisić submitted a petition to the [[Holy Synod]] requesting that his consecration be temporarily postponed(it would later be declined). His petition was accepted, but two weeks later, upon the insistence of Metr. Athenagoros, he was elevated to the rank of Archiepiscopal Vicar of the General Secretariat for Pan-Orthodox Ministries. As Archiepiscopal Vicar, he was responsible for the reception into the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the 527,000 members of the former Orthodox Catholic Church of Guatemala in January 2010.