Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vrhbosnensis o Seraiensis

Vrhbosanska nadbiskupija metropolija
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Ecclesiastical provinceSarajevo
Statistics
Area22,400 km2 (8,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
1.797.991[1]
129,189[1] (6.9%)
Parishes155[1]
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11th century
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Patron saintSacred Heart
Secular priests150[1]
LanguageCroatian
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopTomo Vukšić
Metropolitan ArchbishopTomo Vukšić
SuffragansŽeljko Majić, Petar Palić, Kiro Stojanov
Vicar GeneralSlađan Ćosić
Judicial VicarŠime Ivelj
ArchdeaconsMsgr. Pavo Jurišić
Msgr. Darko Tomašević
Msgr. Bosiljko Rajić
Msgr. Ante Meštrović
Bishops emeritusVinko Puljić
Map
Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (blue)
Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (blue)
Website
vrhbosanska-nadbiskupija.org

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (also known as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sarajevo) is an ecclesiastical archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its territorial remit includes the eastern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the entirety of the Republic of North Macedonia. Its episcopal see is the city of Sarajevo (Vrhbosna), the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The archdiocese has the following suffragans: in North Macedonia the Diocese of Skopje; in Bosnia, the dioceses of Banja Luka, Mostar-Duvno and Trebinje-Mrkan.

Vrhbosna's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Sarajevo. Tomo Vukšić currently serves as the archbishop of the archdiocese.

  1. ^ a b c d "Bishops' Conference" (PDF).