The Bishops' Conference of Yugoslavia was an
episcopal conference
An episcopal conference, often also called a bishops’ conference or conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The fir ...
of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
covering the territory of
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
.
The first such bishops' conference was held in the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () has been its colloq ...
in November 1918. The last conference was held in 1993 when the
Croatian Bishops' Conference
The Croatian Bishops' Conference (; ) (HBK) is an episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Croatia. The Conference was founded on May 15, 1993 after Croatia regained its independence after the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, which ...
was established.
Successors
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Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is the permanent assembly of Catholic bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded in 1994 by the Holy See.
The president of the Conference is elected among the bishops for a term of five years. ...
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Croatian Bishops' Conference
The Croatian Bishops' Conference (; ) (HBK) is an episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Croatia. The Conference was founded on May 15, 1993 after Croatia regained its independence after the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, which ...
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Slovenian Bishops' Conference
Slovenian Bishops' Conference (SBC; , ) is the supreme authority of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia, which combines all the bishops of Slovenian dioceses and archdioceses: Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Archdiocese of Maribor, Diocese of Koper ...
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International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
The International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius () is the Catholic episcopal conference that includes Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia together in a cross-border conference. Permanent members are the Catholic bish ...
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
1918 establishments in Yugoslavia
1993 disestablishments in Croatia
Christianity in Yugoslavia
Religious organizations established in 1918
Religious organizations disestablished in 1993
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