Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure, Banja Luka

Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure
Cathedral

44°46′30″N 17°11′42″E / 44.775053°N 17.194939°E / 44.775053; 17.194939
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Bonaventure
Consecrated	1 December 2001
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Alfred Pichler
Style	Modern
Groundbreaking	1972
Completed	1973
Specifications
Bells	5
Administration
Archdiocese	Vrhbosna
Diocese	Banja Luka
Clergy
Archbishop	Tomo Vukšić
Bishop(s)	Franjo Komarica

The Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure in Banja Luka is one of four Roman Catholic cathedrals in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] It is the seat of the Banja Luka Bishopric currently led by Bishop Franjo Komarica.

The cathedral was built in honor of Saint Bonaventure, a Franciscan theologian from the Middle Ages. It was constructed by Alfred Pichler in the 1970s after the original had been damaged in an earthquake.

The building suffered damage in the Bosnian War, but was reinaugurated in 2001 after the completion of repairs.

Burials

References

^ Cushman, Thomas; Mestrovic, Stjepan (1996-10-10). This Time We Knew: Western Responses to Genocide in Bosnia. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-1535-2.

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Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure	Coat of arms of Vatican City
Deanery of Banja Luka	Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Banja Luka St. Vitus's Church, Barlovci Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ivanjska Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Banja Luka Saints Peter and Paul Church, Motike Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Banja Luka Church of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Presnače Saints Peter and Paul Church, Šimići Saint Joseph's Church, Trn
Deanery of Bihać	Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Bihać Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bosanska Dubica Saint Joseph's Church, Bosanska Gradiška The Name of Mary Church, Bosanska Krupa Holy Trinity Church, Novi Grad Saint Joseph's Church, Drvar Church of Saint Leopold Mandić, Ljubija Saint Joseph's Church, Prijedor Saint John the Baptist Church, Ravska Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sanski Most Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sasina Church of Saint Anthony the Hermit, Majdan Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Stratinska Sacred Heart Church, Šurkovac
Deanery of Bosanska Gradiška	Church of Saint Roch, Gradiška Saint John the Baptist Church, Bosanski Aleksandrovac Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dolina St. Francis' Church, Mahovljani Saint Joseph's Church, Nova Topola
Deanery of Jajce	Church of the Assumption, Jajce Saints Philip and James Church, Mrkonjić Grad Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ključ Church of Saint Elias, Liskovica
Deanery of Livno	Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč All Saints Church, Livno Immaculate Conception Church (Vidoši) Saints Peter and Paul Church, Livno Saint John the Baptist Church, Livno St. Michael's Church, Livno St. Francis' Church, Bila Church of Saint Elias, Bosansko Grahovo Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Čuklić Saint Joseph's Church, Lištani Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ljubunčić
Deanery of Prnjavor	Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Prnjavor Church of Saint Leopold Mandić, Dragalovci Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kotor Varoš Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kulaši Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sokoline St. Francis' Church, Vrbanjci
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