The Eparchy of Banja Luka () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the north-western regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Until 1900, territory of this eparchy belonged to the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia, which in turn was under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Upon the request of the Eastern Orthodox Serbs of this region, new Eparchy of Banja Luka was created in that year, with seat in the city of Banja Luka. Bishop of Banja Luka was granted the honorary title of Metropolitan, as was the custom in Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Eparchy of Banja Luka

In 1918, all Orthodox bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached a unanimous decision to join with other Serbian ecclesiastical provinces into united Serbian Orthodox Church. Arrangements with the Ecumenical Patriarchate were made, and the canonical process of unification was completed in 1920. Since then, Eparchy of Banja Luka has been part of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Eparchy of Banja Luka

Heads

Monasteries

Gomionica Monastery

Liplje Monastery

Stuplje Monastery

See also

List of the Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church

References

Bibliography

External links

Serbian Orthodox Church

Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Serbian Orthodox Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Religion in Republika Srpska

Dioceses established in the 19th century

Eparchy of Banja Luka