Vinko Puljić

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Stjepan Bauerlein
Date	29 June 1970
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Battista Re; Justin Francis Rigali
Date	6 January 1991
Place	St. Peter's Basilica
Cardinalate
Date	26 November 1994

History
Ordination history of; Vinko Puljić
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Stjepan Bauerlein
Date	29 June 1970
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Battista Re; Justin Francis Rigali
Date	6 January 1991
Place	St. Peter's Basilica
Cardinalate
Date	26 November 1994
Pero Sudar
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Vinko Puljić as principal consecrator
Pero Sudar	7 January 1994
Tomo Vukšić	2 April 2011

His Eminence

Vinko Puljić
His Eminence; Vinko Puljić
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
	Puljić in 2020
Archdiocese	Vrhbosna
Appointed	19 November 1990
Installed	6 January 1991
Term ended	29 January 2022
Predecessor	Marko Jozinović
Successor	Tomo Vukšić
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara
Previous post(s)	President of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995–2002; 2005–2010)
Orders
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
Personal details
Born	Vinko Puljić; 8 September 1945; Banja Luka, Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina, DF Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croat
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)
Coat of arms

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.