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Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure, Banja Luka

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

Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure, Banja Luka — 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.

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

  1. Back to citation 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.