The Eparchy of Banja Luka () is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church covering northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The episcopal see is located at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka. Its headquarters and bishop's residence are also in Banja Luka.
History Until 1900, territory of this eparchy belonged to the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia, which in turn was under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Upon the request of the Eastern Orthodox Serbs in the region, new Eparchy of Banja Luka was created in that year, with seat in the city of Banja Luka. Bishop of Banja Luka was granted the honorary title of Metropolitan, as was the custom in Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. After World War I and the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a council of Eastern Orthodox bishops in Bosnia and Herzegovina unanimously decided to unite with other Serbian ecclesiastical provinces to form the unified Serbian Orthodox Church, a process completed in 1920.
List of bishops Evgenije Letica (1901–1907) Vasilije Popović (1908–1938) Platon Jovanović (1940–1941) Vasilije Kostić (1947–1961) Andrej Frušić (1961–1980) Jefrem Milutinović (1980–present)
Notable monasteries Gomionica Krupa na Vrbasu Liplje Moštanica Stuplje
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See also Eastern Orthodoxy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Eparchies and metropolitanates of the Serbian Orthodox Church Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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External links Serbian Orthodox Church