Diocese of Banja Luka

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Bishop(s) Franjo Komarica, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 31 December 1985 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Square Kilometers: 16,457 (6,356 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.biskupija-banjaluka.org/ Mailing Address: Kralja Petra 1, br. 80, BiH-78000 Banja Luka, Bosna i Hercegovina Telephone: (051)305.984 Fax: 304.993

Historical Details

• Diocese of Banjaluka
  • Latin Name: Banialucensis
  • Erected: 5 July 1881
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}
  • Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Mariano Markovic, O.F.M. † (27 Mar 1884 Appointed - 20 Jun 1912 Died)
• Giuseppe Stefano Garic, O.F.M. † (14 Dec 1912 Appointed - 30 Jun 1946 Died)
• Carlo Celik † (15 Dec 1951 Appointed - 11 Aug 1958 Died)
• Alfred Pichler † (22 Jul 1959 Appointed - 15 May 1989 Retired)
• Franjo Komarica (15 May 1989 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Banjaluka
5 July 1881	Erected		Diocese of Banjaluka (erected)
Diocese of Banja Luka
31 December 1985	Name Changed	Diocese of Banjaluka	Diocese of Banja Luka

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Banjaluka
1950	180,000	620,000	29.0%	30	71	101	1,782		4	310	50	ap1951
1959	120,000	650,000	18.5%	18	45	63	1,904		22	108	37	ap1960
1969	104,448	382,859	27.3%	27	24	51	2,048		29	133	36	ap1971
1980	128,832	1,274,600	10.1%	28	54	82	1,571		56	154	44	ap1981
Diocese of Banja Luka
1990	91,664	1,143,000	8.0%	28	59	87	1,053		62	147	50	ap1991
1999	49,800	550,000	9.1%	15	45	60	830		46	56	47	ap2000
2000	55,400	550,000	10.1%	21	45	66	839		46	53	47	ap2001
2001	51,700	550,000	9.4%	21	48	69	749		49	62	47	ap2002
2002	45,213	560,000	8.1%	22	51	73	619		52	76	47	ap2003
2003	41,961	560,000	7.5%	23	55	78	537		56	79	47	ap2004
2004	41,113	550,000	7.5%	23	51	74	555		51	79	47	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Carlo Celik † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Dec 1951 to 11 Aug 1958)
• Giuseppe Stefano Garic, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1912 to 30 Jun 1946)
• Franjo Komarica (Priest: 29 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 1985; Bishop: 15 May 1989)
• Mariano Markovic, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Mar 1884 to 20 Jun 1912)
• Alfred Pichler † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1959 to 15 May 1989)
• Vinko Puljic (Priest: 29 Jun 1970 to 19 Nov 1990)