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Diocese of Banja Luka

Dioecesis Bania Lucensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Željko Majić, Bishop
  • Marko Semren, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Franjo Komarica, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Banjaluka
5 July 1881ErectedDiocese of Banjaluka (erected)
21 July 1933Territory LostDiocese of Banjaluka (Bosansica Unista) Diocese of Šibenik (Knin)
Diocese of Banja Luka
31 December 1985Name ChangedDiocese of Banjaluka Diocese of Banja Luka

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Banjaluka
1950180,000620,00029.0%30711011,782431050ap1951
1959120,000650,00018.5%1845631,9042210837ap1960
1969104,448382,85927.3%2724512,0482913336ap1971
1980128,8321,274,60010.1%2854821,5715615444ap1981
Diocese of Banja Luka
199091,6641,143,0008.0%2859871,0536214750ap1991
199949,800550,0009.1%154560830465647ap2000
200055,400550,00010.1%214566839465347ap2001
200151,700550,0009.4%214869749496247ap2002
200245,213560,0008.1%225173619527647ap2003
200341,961560,0007.5%235578537567947ap2004
200441,113550,0007.5%235174555517947ap2005
200639,792550,0007.2%204868585489348ap2007
201236,520550,3506.6%214263579499148ap2013
201534,361540,0006.4%264167512429748ap2016
201830,151836,0003.6%234669436478848ap2019
202027,661778,0003.6%194362446448248ap2021
202224,660735,0003.4%203959417408748ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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