Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč
| Church of Saint Elias the Prophet | |
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| Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije proroka Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Eliae | |
Church of Saint Elias the Prophet
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| 44°02′30″N 16°50′51″E / 44.0417°N 16.8475°E | |
| Location | Glamoč |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | zupa-glamoc.info |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Elias |
| Consecrated | 15 November 2014[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Modern architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 2001[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Sarajevo |
| Diocese | Banja Luka |
| Deanery | Livno |
| Parish | Parish of Saint Elias the Prophet - Glamoč |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Tomo Vukšić |
| Bishop | Željko Majić |
| Dean | Fr Vinko Sičaja, OFM |
Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč — The Church of Saint Elias (Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije) is a Roman Catholic church in Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
Glamoč parish is documented in the 14th century,[3] but disappeared during the Ottoman rule in Bosnia.
The parish of Glamoč was restored as an independent chaplaincy in 1864, and in 1872 it became a parish again. The first parish church of Saint Elias in Glamoč was built in 1903. The church was looted and burned down during World War II and rebuilt in 1969. As part of the inter-ethnic Bosnian war, Serb soldiers mined and destroyed the church and rectory in 1992.
The new rectory was built in 1997 and until 2009 it served as a place for the celebration of the liturgy. The building of the present church started in 2001 near the ruins of the old church.[4]
Three church bells, cast in the Grassmayr foundry in Innsbruck, were blessed and placed on the bell tower on 21 December 2005. The biggest bell weighs 542 kilograms (1,195 lb) and is dedicated to the Queen of Croats. The bell dedicated to Saint John the Baptist weighs 348 kg (767 lb), and one dedicated to Saint Elias weighs 260 kg (570 lb).[4]
The church was consecrated by bishop Franjo Komarica on 15 November 2014.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Posvećena novoizgrađena župna crkva i obilježena 150. obljetnica župe Glamoč". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- Back to citation "Izgradnja župne crkve u Glamoču". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- Back to citation "Župa GLAMOČ". biskupija-banjaluka.org (in Croatian). Diocese of Banja Luka. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Marić, Franjo; Orlovac, Anto (2006). Banjolučka biskupija u riječi i slici od 1881. do 2006: povodom 125. obljetnice utemeljenja Biskupije. Banja Luka: Biskupski Ordinarijat Banja Luka. pp. 356–365. ISBN 953-97841-5-8.