Franjo Komarica


Franjo Komarica
Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka
DioceseBanja Luka
SeeBanja Luka
Installed15 May 1989
Term ended8 December 2023
PredecessorAlfred Pichler
SuccessorŽeljko Majić
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka (and Titular Bishop of Satafis; 1985–1989)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1972
by Alfred Pichler
Consecration6 January 1986
by John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Franjo Komarica

(1946-02-03) 3 February 1946 (age 78)
NationalityBosnia and Herzegovina
DenominationCatholic
EducationFaculty of Catholic Theology in Insbruck
MottoGospodin je moja snaga i moja pjesma (The Lord is my strength and my song)
Coat of armsFranjo Komarica's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Franjo Komarica
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAlfred Pichler
Date29 June 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPope John Paul II
Co-consecratorsAgostino Cardinal Casaroli
Bernardin Cardinal Gantin
Date6 January 1986
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Franjo Komarica as principal consecrator
Marko Semren18 September 2010
Styles of
Franjo Komarica
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Franjo Komarica (born 3 February 1946) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Banja Luka from 1989 to 2023.