Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč

Church of Saint Elias the Prophet
Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije proroka
Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Eliae
44°02′30″N 16°50′51″E / 44.041672°N 16.847523°E
Location Glamoč
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.zupa-glamoc.site90.net
History
Dedication Saint Elias
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Style Modern architecture
Groundbreaking 2001[1]
Specifications
Bells 3
Administration
Parish Parish of Saint Elias the Prophet - Glamoč
Deanery Livno
Diocese Banja Luka
Province Sarajevo
Clergy
Archbishop Vinko Puljić
Bishop(s) Franjo Komarica
Dean The Very Rev. Adolf Višaticki
Priest(s) Rev. Marko Crnjak
Laity
Organist(s) Sr. Simplicija Šimić

The Church of Saint Elias (Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije) is a Roman Catholic church in Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Glamoč parish is very old, it is mentioned in the 14th century,[2] but disappeared during the Ottoman rule in Bosnia.

Ruins of old church

The parish was restored in 1872. First parish church of Saint Elias in Glamoč was built in 1903. The church was looted and burned down during World War II and rebuilt in 1969. As part of the inter-ethnic Bosnian war, Serb soldiers mined and destroyed the church and rectory in 1992. Building of the present church started in 2001. The new church was built near the ruins of the old church.

References

  1. "Izgradnja župne crkve u Glamoču". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. "Župa GLAMOČ". biskupija-banjaluka.org (in Croatian). Diocese of Banja Luka. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

Coordinates: 44°02′30″N 16°50′51″E / 44.041672°N 16.847523°E