BENJAMIN KÁLLAY I VRHBOSANSKI NADBISKUP JOSIP STADLER. PROBLEMI KATOLICIZMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
BENJAMIN KÁLLAY AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF VRHBOSNA JOSIP STADLER: PROBLEMS OF CATHOLICISM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: The author analyses the attitude of Austro-Hungarian authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to its Catholic Church in the context of confes-sional policy of their joint Minister of Finance B. Kallay. The author has fo-und that the reliance of Austro-Hungarian authorities on Muslim landlords (beys), and great influence of Hungarians on the circumstances in Bosnia and Herzegovina caused anger among the highest Catholic dignitaries in the country epitomized in Archbishop Stadler who expected to see a more favorable status for the Catholic Church and population after the annex-ation of BiH by the Monarchy. The fact that Austro-Hungarian authorities relied on Muslims, reflected in their strong reaction when Muslims conver-ted to Catholicism and in strict legislation on the issue of conversion, the author explains by their efforts not to disturb the fragile ethnic and con-fessional balance, as well as by the interest to secure a long-term presence of the Monarchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The author corroborates her theses with some less known documents.

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