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Vinko Puljić is a male Catholic priest and bishop from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Born in Priječani in 1945, he holds Bosnian and Croat ethnicity and speaks Croatian. He serves as a cardinal priest within the Catholic Church. His ecclesiastical consecrators included John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re, and Justin Francis Rigali.

Puljić has participated in the 2005, 2013, and 2025 papal conclaves. As an author, he has written five works, including *Korita prošlosti i pritoke sadašnjosti*, *Iz župnikove torbe*, *Vrhbosanska mjesna Crkva i njezin kardinal*, *Pisma sv. Pavlu*, and *Pisma Mariji*. His writings are referenced by 498 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1945
Works
5

Top works

  • Korita prošlosti i pritoke sadašnjosti
  • Iz župnikove torbe
  • Vrhbosanska mjesna Crkva i njezin kardinal
  • Pisma sv. Pavlu
  • Pisma Mariji

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1989-04-29
hip hop

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Key facts

Archdiocese
Vrhbosna
Appointed
19 November 1990
Installed
6 January 1991
Term ended
29 January 2022
Predecessor
Marko Jozinović
Successor
Tomo Vukšić
Other post
Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara
Previous post
President of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995–2002; 2005–2010)
Ordination
29 June 1970, by Stjepan Bauerlein
Consecration
6 January 1991, by John Paul II
Created cardinal
26 November 1994, by John Paul II
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
Vinko Puljić , ( 1945-09-08 ) 8 September 1945 (age 80) , Banja Luka , Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina , DF Yugoslavia
Citizenship
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia
Denomination
Catholic
Residence
Archdiocesan Chancery of Vrbosna, Sarajevo
Motto
Po Mariji u vjeri, nadi i ljubavi (With Mary in faith, hope and love)

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Encyclopedic overview

Vinko Puljić ( pronounced [ʋîːŋko pǔːʎit͜ɕ]; born 8 September 1945) is a Bosnian Croat prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 1994. He was the archbishop of Vrhbosna from 1991 to 2022.

Early life and education

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