 He was consecrated by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić, Archbishop of Zagreb, assisted by Archbishop Josip Uhač, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and Pavao Žanić, bishop of Mostar-Duvno.The Vatican appreciated prelates' being knowledgeable about other faiths and ecumenical affairs.For this reason, after Žanić's retirement, Perić succeeded him as Bishop of Mostar-Duvno on 24 July 1993.