Vinko Puljić
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His Eminence Vinko Puljić |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna | |
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Vinko Cardinal Puljić in June 2015
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| Archdiocese | Vrhbosna |
| Appointed | 19 November 1990 |
| Installed | 6 January 1991 |
| Predecessor | Marko Jozinović |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara |
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| Ordination | 29 June 1970 by Stjepan Bauerlein |
| Consecration | 6 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 26 November 1994 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Vinko Puljić |
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8 September 1945 Priječani, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Residence | Archdiocesan Chancery of Vrbosna, Sarajevo |
| Previous post | President of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995-2002; 2005-2010) |
| Motto | Po Mariji u vjeri, nadi i ljubavi (With Mary in faith, hope and love) |
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Styles of Vinko Puljić |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| Ordination history of Vinko Puljić | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Stjepan Bauerlein |
| Date of ordination | 29 June 1970 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Pope John Paul II |
| Co-consecrators |
Giovanni Battista Re Justin Francis Rigali |
| Date of consecration | 6 January 1991 |
| Place of consecration | St. Peter's Basilica |
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Cardinalate
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| Date of elevation | 26 November 1994 |
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Bishops consecrated by Vinko Puljić as principal consecrator
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| Pero Sudar | 7 January 1994 |
| Tomo Vukšić | 2 April 2011 |
Vinko Puljić (born September 8, 1945) is a Bosnian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the sixth and current Archbishop of Vrhbosna. He was granted the titular position as Cardinal Priest of Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara in Rome.
The twelfth of thirteen children, Vinko Puljić was born in Banja Luka, during the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Ivan and Kaja Puljić. His mother died when he was three-years-old, and his father then remarried. In addition to his family, young Vinko's spiritual formation was deeply influenced by the Trappist Mariastern Abbey, located not far from his native village. One of the monks helped Vinko's father to send his son to the minor seminary of Zagreb. Father Ante Artner sold his motorbike and gave the proceeds to Vinko's father, who did not have enough money to pay his board there. Vinko then studied philosophy and theology at the major seminary of Đakovo.
Puljić was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Stjepan Bauerlein on June 29, 1970, and then served as a chaplain in the Diocese of Banja Luka until 1973, whence he became an official of the diocesan curia. He was a parish priest in Sasina from June to November 1973, and in Ravska from 1973 to 1978. In 1978, he was named spiritual director of the minor seminary of Zadar. During this time, he also served as a confessor at a Benedictine monastery and organized spiritual retreats for priests, seminarians, and women religious.
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