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Order in College: |
Cardinal Priest |
| With Title:
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S. Chiara a Vigna Clara |
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Native Country: |
Bosnia |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 26 November 1994 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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Archbishop of Vrhbosna |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
8 September 2025 |
Cardinal Vinko Puljic was born on September 8, 1945, in Prijecani, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1970. From 1978 until 1987, he served as the spiritual director at the minor seminary of Zadar. He also was a parish priest. In 1990, he was appointed vice-rector of the Sarajevo major seminary. He was ordained archbishop of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo) on January 6, 1991, in Rome. He was created a cardinal on November 26, 1994. His titular church is St. Clare in Vigna Clara. He continues to serve as Archbishop of Vrhbosna. He is also a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Council for Interreligious Dialogue. |
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