Територијална организација Српске православне цркве у Босанској Крајини : (1900-2010)

Abstract

There were five changes in the territorial organization of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the region of Bosanska Krajina in newer history. The first and the most important one happened in 1900, by founding the Metropolitanate of Banjaluka and Bihać, which comprised western and northwestern part of the Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia. That was followed by two changes related to establishment and annulment of the Diocese of Bihać in 1924 and in 1931. The fourth change was correction of borders of the Diocese of Banjaluka in 1948, while the fifth one, also of the great importance, was the reestablishment of the Diocese of Bihać in 1990, under the name of the Diocese of Bihać and Petrovac. All of these changes were consequence of various historical circumstances, and reflection of political, demographic, social, and economic development, as well. In 2010, there were two organized dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Bosanska Krajina, with 208 parishes in all. However, there is no precise data on how many Orthodox Serbs live there.