List of Catholic dioceses in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises mainly a Latin hierarchy, which is composed of

• one ecclesiastical province, under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo), which has three Bosnian suffragan dioceses and is also the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Skopje in Macedonia.
• the exempt military Ordinariate for the armed forces of Bosnia and Hercegovina

It is also pastorally served by the (Croatian) sole Byzantine rite (Eastern Catholic) diocese of the Croatian (Greek) Catholic Church.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature (papal diplomatic representation at embassy level) to Bosnia and Herzegovina I the national capital Sarajevo, into which are also vested the Apostolic Nunciatures to Monaco and to Montenegro.

Latin Catholic dioceses in Bosnia and Herzegovina:

  Archdiocese of Vrhbosna

  Diocese of Banja Luka

  Diocese of Mostar-Duvno

  Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan

  Diocese of Gospić-Senj (Zavalje parish)

Current Latin Dioceses

Exempt, sui iuris

• Military Ordinariate of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Vojni ordinarijat u Bosne i Hercegovine)

Ecclesiastical Province of Sarajevo

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
  • Diocese of Banja Luka
  • Diocese of Mostar-Duvno,
  • Diocese of Trebinje-Mrkan,

Eastern Catholics

• The Croatian Catholic Eparchy of Križevci, named after its see in Croatia, also covers all Bosnia-Hercegvina (as well as Sovenia), being the only diocese of the Croatian Catholic Church sui iuris (Byzantine Rite in Croatian language), yet is a suffragan of the Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb.

Defunct jurisdictions

TO BE COMPLETED

Titular sees

TO WIKIFY

Ten Latin Titular bishoprics: Bela, Bistue, Chimæra, Cozyla, Horæa, Moglæna, Morosbisdus, Rhasus, Sarsenterum and Tzernicus.

Other Latin jurisdictions

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Duvno

Other Eastern Catholic jurisdictions

• Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections.
• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.