Marijan Marković

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Marijan Markovic

Marijan Marković OFM (born October 21, 1840 in Dolac , near Travnik , Kingdom of Yugoslavia , today Bosnia-Herzegovina , † June 20, 1912 in Banja Luka ) was a Roman Catholic religious and apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Banja Luka .

Life

Marijan Marković entered the Franciscan order in 1856, studied philosophy and theology in Djakovo and was ordained a deacon on April 25, 1863 and a day later a religious priest . He was a pastor, philosophy and theology teacher and definitor ( provincial council ) in the Bosnian Franciscan Province of Bosna Argentina .

On July 5, 1881, Pope Leo XIII established through his bull “Ex hac augusta” in Sarajevo (the old Vrhbosna) the Archdiocese of Sarajevo , with a metropolitan at the head. The newly formed Banja Luka diocese was subordinated to him as a suffragan. For this diocese, however, no bishop was appointed, but an apostolic administrator was appointed. Marijan Marković was charged with this administration on March 27, 1884. At the same time he was appointed titular bishop of Danaba . He received the episcopal ordination on May 4, 1884 in Vienna by Serafino Vannutelli , Apostolic Nuncio in Vienna.

He built a bishop's palace and had the cathedral built according to the drafts of the military architect Böhm. The cathedral, dedicated to St. Bonaventure , was inaugurated in the summer of 1887. He opened schools and orphanages, founded religious and cultural associations. He promoted religious branches for the education of children and young people. He favored the establishment of Greek Catholic parishes in his diocese. As bishop he had a virile vote in the state parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the constitution from 1910 to 1912 .

He died on June 20, 1912 at the age of 72 and was buried in the Cathedral of Banja Luka.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio, year 1901
  2. ^ Annuario Pontificio, 1913
  3. ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi et Recentioris, Volume 8, page 140 and page 239
  4. ↑ Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 Vol. 6 (Lfg. 27, 1974), p. 98
personal data
SURNAME Marković, Marijan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic bishop, administrator of Banja Luka
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Dolac , near Travnik , Bosnia and Herzegovina
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1912
Place of death Banja Luka , Bosnia Herzegovina