Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč explained

Church of Saint Elias the Prophet
Fullname:Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije proroka
Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Eliae
Coordinates:44.0417°N 16.8475°W
Location:Glamoč
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Dedication:Saint Elias
Consecrated Date:15 November 2014[1]
Relics:Leopold Mandić
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Style:Modern architecture
Groundbreaking:2001[2]
Length:42m (138feet)
Bells:3
Parish:Parish of Saint Elias the Prophet - Glamoč
Deanery:Livno
Diocese:Banja Luka
Province:Sarajevo
Archbishop:Tomo Vukšić
Bishop:Franjo Komarica
Dean:Fr Vinko Sičaja, OFM
Priestincharge:Rev. Boris Ljevak
Organist:Sr. Simplicija Šimić

The Church of Saint Elias (Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije) is a Roman Catholic church in Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Glamoč parish is very old, it is mentioned in the 14th century,[3] but disappeared during the Ottoman rule in Bosnia.

The parish of Glamoč is restored as an independent chaplaincy in 1864, and in 1872 it became a parish again. The first parish church of Saint Elias in Glamoč was built in 1903. The church was looted and burned down during World War II and rebuilt in 1969. As part of the inter-ethnic Bosnian war, Serb soldiers mined and destroyed the church and rectory in 1992.

The new rectory was built in 1997 and until 2009 it served as a place for the celebration of the liturgy. The building of the present church started in 2001 near the ruins of the old church.[4]

Three church bells, cast in the Grassmayr foundry in Innsbruck, were blessed and placed on the bell tower on 21 December 2005. The biggest bell weighs 542 kg and is dedicated to the Queen of Croats. The bell dedicated to saint John the Baptist weighs 348 kg and one dedicated to saint Elias weighs 260 kg.[4]

The church was consecrated by bishop Franjo Komarica on 15 November 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Posvećena novoizgrađena župna crkva i obilježena 150. obljetnica župe Glamoč . zupa-glamoc.site90.net . Parish of Glamoč . 12 May 2013. hr.
  2. Web site: Izgradnja župne crkve u Glamoču . zupa-glamoc.site90.net . Parish of Glamoč . 12 May 2013. hr.
  3. Web site: Župa GLAMOČ . biskupija-banjaluka.org . Diocese of Banja Luka . 12 May 2013 . hr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130522181040/http://www.biskupija-banjaluka.org/dekanati_/li_glamoc.html . 22 May 2013 .
  4. Book: Marić. Franjo. Orlovac. Anto. Banjolučka biskupija u riječi i slici od 1881. do 2006 : povodom 125. obljetnice utemeljenja Biskupije. 2006. Biskupski Ordinarijat Banja Luka. Banja Luka. 953-97841-5-8. 356–365.