Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vrhbosnensis o Seraiensis Vrhbosanska nadbiskupija metropolija | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sarajevo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,400 km2 (8,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1.797.991[1] 129,189[1] (6.9%) |
| Parishes | 155[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11th century |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
| Secular priests | 150[1] |
| Language | Croatian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Tomo Vukšić |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tomo Vukšić |
| Suffragans | Željko Majić, Petar Palić, Kiro Stojanov |
| Vicar General | Slađan Ćosić |
| Judicial Vicar | Šime Ivelj |
| Archdeacons | Msgr. Pavo Jurišić Msgr. Darko Tomašević Msgr. Bosiljko Rajić Msgr. Ante Meštrović |
| Bishops emeritus | Vinko Puljić |
| Map | |
 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.
- ^ a b c d "Bishops' Conference" (PDF).