Presentation of Collection "Local Church of Vrhbosna and its Cardinal"


Collection of articles published on the occasion of 75 years of life, the 50th anniversary of the priesthood, the 30th anniversary of episcopal service and a quarter of a century of cardinal honour of Vinko Puljić was presented on October 7th at the Priests' Home in Sarajevo.

At the beginning, the moderator, the dean of the Sarajevo KBF, prof. dr. sc. Darko Tomašević greeted many present, among whom were the Apostolic Nuncio to BiH, Msgr. Luigi Pezzuto and seven bishops, and said that it was not just about presenting the Collection and marking the “round” anniversaries of the Archbishop of Vrhbosna, but also about looking back, looking at the history of the Vrhbosna Archdiocese.

The Archbishop of Zadar and the President of the Croatian Catholic Church, Msgr. Dr. Želimir Puljić, retired bishop Msgr. dr. Ratko Perić and the Provincial of the Croatian Dominican Province and the Head of the Department of Church History of the KBF of the University of Zagreb dr. sc. fr. Slavko Slišković, spoke about the Collection which was published by Vrhbosna Archdiocese and Sarajevo’s Catholic theology University and which was edited by Slađan Ćosić, Pavo Jurišić, Mladen Kalfić and Darko Tomašević in which participated 24 authors whose pieces are divided to five thematic units.

After the presentation, cardinal Vinko Puljić addressed the audience, thanking everyone from the bottom of his heart for their participation.

The musical part of the presentation of the Collection was animated by the male vocal group Fraternitas under the direction of OFM Emanuel Josić and Ivan Vukčević.

It is worth noting that all those present could take the Collection free of charge at the exit of the hall of the Priests' Home.