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Diocese of Banja Luka
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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.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Željko Majić
- Latin name
- Bania Lucen(sis)
- Established
- 1881
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure, Banja Luka
- Patron
- Saint Bonaventure
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Vrhbosna (Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo))
- Catholics
- 24,229
- Chancery
- Biskupski Ordinarijat, Kralja Petra I. 80, BiH-78000 Banja Luka, Bosna i Hercegovina
- Telephone
- Tel. [051]324.870; fax 304.993
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Mostar–Duvno–Trebinje–Mrkan 61 km
- Diocese of Požega HR 73 km
- Diocese of Sisak HR 102 km
- Diocese of Đakovo–Osijek HR 112 km
- Diocese of Bjelovar–Križevci HR 128 km
- Diocese of Križevci 141 km
Parishes near the see
- Pohoda Blažene Djevice Marije · Banja Luka 1 km
- sv. Ante Padovanskog · Petrićevac 2 km
- (Chapel) · Budžak 3 km
- sv. Petra i Pavla · Motike 7 km
- sv. Josipa · Trn 10 km
- sv. Ante Padovanskog · Prnjavor 10 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000817 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08