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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Place of birth
- Priječani
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2025 conclave
- Image
- Vinko Puljić portrait (cropped).jpg
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- Vinko Puljić
- date of birth
- 1945-09-08
- name in native language
- Vinko Puljić
- consecrator
- Justin Francis Rigali
- ethnic group
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- P8168
- Taractrocera ceramas
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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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vinko Puljić” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.