Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Conferentia Episcoporum Bosniae et Hercegovinae
Abbreviation	BKBIH
Formation	December 8, 1994; 29 years ago
Type	NGO
Purpose	To support the ministry of bishops
Headquarters	Sarajevo
Location	Kaptol 32, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Region served	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Membership	Active and retired Catholic bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official language	Croatian
President	Tomo Vukšić
General Secretary	Msgr. Ivo Tomašević
Main organ	Conference
Affiliations	Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe
Website	http://www.bkbih.ba/

The Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Biskupska Konferencija Bosne i Hercegovine) is the permanent assembly of Catholic bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded in 1994 by the Holy See.^[1]

The president of the Conference is elected among the bishops for a term of five years. Tomo Vukšić, Archbishop of Vrhbosna, is the incumbent president of the Conference.

The Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a member of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE).

Current membership

The membership of the BKBIH consists of all active and retired Latin Church Catholic and Eastern Catholic bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Name	Title	Notes
Tomo Vukšić	Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna	President of the Conference, President of the Permanent Council, President of Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cardinal Vinko Puljić	Archbishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
Petar Palić	Bishop of Mostar-Duvno	Member of the Permanent Council, President of the Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures, Council for Clergy
Željko Majić	Bishop of Banja Luka
Marko Semren	Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka	Member of the Permanent Council, President of the Office for Youth
Franjo Komarica	Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka
Ratko Perić	Bishop emeritus of Mostar-Duvno
Pero Sudar	Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
Milan Stipić	Eparch of Križevci	According to the statute of the Conference, eparch of Križevci is not a permanent member of the Conference, but can be called on the Council of the Conference.^[2]

Organizational structure

The Conference is composed of the Assembly, the Permanent Council and the General Secretariat, as demanded by 1983 Code of Canon Law.

It consists also of councils, committees, offices and organizations that carry out the work and decisions of the Assembly.^[3]

Councils

Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures
Council for Clergy
Council for Consecrated Life
Council for Laity
Pedagogical Council for Catholic Schools in Europe
Council for Diocesan Seminaries
Council for Minor Seminaries
Council for Family
Council for Catechesis and New Evangelization
Council for Liturgy
Council for Communications
Council for the Pastoral Care of the Croatian Diaspora (joint council of Episcopal Conferences of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Council for Dialogue among Religions and Cultures
Supervisory Board for Caritas

Committees

Committee for Doctrine of the Faith
Committee Iustitia et Pax
Committee for Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome (joint Committee of Episcopal Conferences of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Offices

Catechetical Office
Office for Youth
Supervisory Board for the Common Treasury

Organizations

Caritas
Catholic News Agency

References

^ Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (8 December 1994). "Dekret osnutka". bkbih.ba (in Croatian). Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 December 1995). "Statut Biskupske konferencije Bosne i Hercegovine". bkbih.ba (in Croatian). Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Tijela BK BiH". bkbih.ba (in Croatian). Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 11 July 2020.