Diocese of Banja Luka
Bania Lucen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Diocese of Banja Luka is a Latin Church diocese in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, erected on July 5, 1881. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo), with its see at the Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure, led by Bishop Željko Majić since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1881
- Latin
- Bania Lucen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Bonaventure
- Annuario code
- 001000817
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 24,229
- Population
- 735,000
- Catholic share
- 3.3%
- Priests
- 34
- Catholics per priest
- 713
- Extent
- 16,457 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.5
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Željko Majić
- Born
- 28 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Drinovci
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure, Banja Luka stands in Banja Luka, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Vrhbosna
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo).
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of SkopjeSkopje
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Western Bosnia is served by the Diocese of Banja Luka (Latin: Dioecesis Banialucensis; Croatian: Banjolučka biskupija), centred on the city of Banja Luka in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Erected on July 5, 1881 as the Diocese of Banjaluka, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna; the name was changed to Banja Luka in 1985. Željko Majić became its bishop in 2024.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].