Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abbreviation | BKBIH |
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Formation | December 8, 1994 |
Type | NGO |
Purpose | To support the ministry of bishops |
Headquarters | Sarajevo |
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Region served | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Membership | Active and retired Catholic bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Official language | Croatian |
President | Vinko Puljić |
General Secretary | Msgr. Ivo Tomašević |
Main organ | Conference |
Affiliations | Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe |
Website | http://www.bkbih.ba/ |
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The Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Biskupska Konferencija Bosne i Hercegovine) is the permanent assembly of Catholic bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded in 1994 by the Holy See. It is composed of the Assembley, the Permanent Council, councils, committees, the General Secretariat and offices. The seat of the General Secretariat is in Sarajevo.
The president of the Conference is elected among the bishops for a term of five years. Vinko Puljić, Archbishop of Vrhbosna, is the incumbent president of the Conference.
The Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a member of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE).
Members
Members of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina are:
Portrait | Name | Title | Notes |
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Vinko Puljić | Archbishop of Vrhbosna | President of the Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures; President of the Conference | |
Franjo Komarica | Bishop of Banja Luka | ||
Ratko Perić | Bishop of Mostar-Duvno | ||
Tomo Vukšić | Military Ordinary of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vice-President of the Conference | |
Pero Sudar | Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna | ||
Marko Semren | Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka | ||
Nikola Kekić | Eparch of Križevci | According to the statute of the Conference, eparch of Križevci is not a permanent member of the Conference, but can be called on the Council of the Conference |
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