Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.[1]

Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Conferentia Episcoporum Bosniae et Hercegovinae
AbbreviationBKBIH
FormationDecember 8, 1994 (1994-12-08)
TypeNGO
PurposeTo support the ministry of bishops
HeadquartersSarajevo
Location
  • Kaptol 32, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
AffiliationsCouncil of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe
Websitehttp://www.bkbih.ba/
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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).

Current membership

The membership of the BKBIH consists of all active and retired Latin Church Catholic and Eastern Catholic bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Portrait Name Title Notes
Vinko PuljićArchbishop of VrhbosnaPresident of the Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures; President of the Conference
Tomo VukšićCoadjutor Archbishop of Vrhbosna
Franjo KomaricaBishop of Banja Luka
Petar PalićBishop of Mostar-Duvno
Marko SemrenAuxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka
Ratko PerićBishop emeritus of Mostar-Duvno
Pero SudarAuxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
VacantEparch of KriževciAccording 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.[2]

Organizational structure

The Conference is composed of the Assembley, the Permanent Council and the General Secretariat, as demanded by 1983 Code of Canon Law.

It consists also of councils, committees, offices and organizations that carry out the work and decisions of the Assembley.[3]

Councils
  • Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures
  • Council for Clergy
  • Council for Consecrated Life
  • Council for Laity
  • Pedagogical Council for Catholic Schools in Europe
  • Council for Diocesan Seminaries
  • Council for Minor Seminaries
  • Council for Family
  • Council for Catechesis and New Evangelization
  • Council for Liturgy
  • Council for Communications
  • Council for the Pastoral Care of the Croatian Diaspora (joint council of Episcopal Conferences of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures
  • Supervisory Board for Caritas

Committees

Offices
  • Catechetical Office
  • Office for Youth
  • Supervisory Board for the Common Treasury

Organizations
  • Caritas
  • Catholic News Agency

See also
  • Roman Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References
  1. Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (8 December 1994). "Dekret osnutka". bkbih.ba (in Croatian). Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 December 1995). "Statut Biskupske konferencije Bosne i Hercegovine". bkbih.ba (in Croatian). Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Tijela BK BiH". bkbih.ba (in Croatian). Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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