Franjo Komarica
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Franjo Komarica GOKDZ |
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| Bishop of Banja Luka President of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Diocese | Banja Luka |
| See | Banja Luka |
| Appointed | 15 May 1989 |
| Predecessor | Alfred Pichler |
| Other posts | President of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina President of Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Ordination | 29 June 1972 by Alfred Pichler |
| Consecration | 6 January 1986 by John Paul II |
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| Birth name | Franjo Komarica |
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3 February 1946 Novakovići, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka (and Titular Bishop of Satafis; 1985–1989) |
| Motto | Gospodin je moja snaga i moja pjesma (The Lord is my strength and my song) |
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| Ordination history of Franjo Komarica | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Alfred Pichler |
| Date of ordination | 29 June 1972 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Pope John Paul II |
| Co-consecrators |
Agostino Cardinal Casaroli Bernardin Cardinal Gantin |
| Date of consecration | 6 January 1986 |
| Place of consecration | St. Peter's Basilica |
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Bishops consecrated by Franjo Komarica as principal consecrator
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| Marko Semren | 18 September 2010 |
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Styles of Franjo Komarica |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Dr Franjo Komarica (born 3 February 1946) is a Bosnian Croat Roman Catholic prelate, the Bishop of Banja Luka and president of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
One of eleven children, Komarica was born in Novakovići near Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Ivo and Ivka (née Marić) Komarica. He finished elementary school in Banja Luka, then he attended the minor seminary in Zagreb (1961-63) and Đakovo (1963-65). After completing his compulsory military service he began theological studies in Ðakovo (1967-68), and continued studying at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Innsbruck (1968-72).
Komarica was ordained to the priesthood by Alfred Pichler on June 29, 1972 in Mariastern Abbey, near Banja Luka, and then continued special studies in Innsbruck, where he earned master's degree in 1973, and doctorate in liturgy in 1978.
On 28 October 1985, Komarica was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka and Titular Bishop of Satafis in Africa by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration from John Paul II, with Agostino Casaroli and Bernardin Gantin serving as co-consecrators on 6 January 1986. Until the retirement of Bishop Alfred Pichler Komarica served as Bishop's Vicar General. On 15 May 1989, he was appointed Bishop of Banja Luka and two months later, officially took the office.
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