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; 29 years ago (1994-12-08)
TypeNGO
PurposeTo support the ministry of bishops
HeadquartersSarajevo
Location
Region served
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Membership
Active and retired Catholic bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official language
Croatian
President
Tomo Vukšić
General Secretary
Msgr. Ivo Tomašević
Main organ
Conference
AffiliationsCouncil of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe
Websitehttp://www.bkbih.ba/

The president of the Conference is elected among the bishops for a term of five years. Tomo Vukšić, 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

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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
  Tomo Vukšić Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna President of the Conference, President of the Permanent Council, President of Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Cardinal Vinko Puljić Archbishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
  Petar Palić Bishop of Mostar-Duvno Member of the Permanent Council, President of the Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures, Council for Clergy
  Željko Majić Bishop of Banja Luka
  Marko Semren Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka Member of the Permanent Council, President of the Office for Youth
  Franjo Komarica Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka
  Ratko Perić Bishop emeritus of Mostar-Duvno
  Pero Sudar Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
  Milan Stipić Eparch of Križevci According 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

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The Conference is composed of the Assembly, 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 Assembly.[3]

Councils

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  • 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

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Offices

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

Organizations

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  • Caritas
  • Catholic News Agency

See also

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References

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  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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