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Josip Stjepan Garić (October 28, 1870 – June 30, 1946) was Bosnian Franciscan friar of the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena, and bishop of Banja Luka.[1]
The Most Reverend Josip Stjepan Garić | |
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| Bishop of Banja Luka | |
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| Diocese | Banja Luka |
| See | Banja Luka |
| Appointed | December 14, 1912 |
| In office | 1912 - 1946 |
| Predecessor | Marijan Marković (as apostolic administrator) |
| Successor | Smiljan Franjo Čekada (as apostolic administrator) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 30, 1893 |
| Consecration | February 20, 1913 by Diomede Falconio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stjepan Garić October 28, 1870 |
| Died | June 30, 1946 (aged 75) Graz |
| Nationality | Bosnian Croat |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
editGarić was born at Vitez, town in Central Bosnia. In 1886 he entered in Franciscan monastery in Fojnica and he became Franciscan friar. He was ordained a priest on July 30, 1893.
References
edit- ^ "Bishop Emmanuel Josip Stepan Garić, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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