| St Paul's Church | |
|---|---|
| Crkva svetog apostola Pavla | |
 St Paul's Church | |
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| 45°23′35″N 19°13′41″E / 45.39306°N 19.22806°E | |
| Location | Bač,  Vojvodina |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neoclassicism |
| Years built | 1773-1780[1] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica |
St Paul's Church (Serbo-Croatian: Crkva svetog apostola Pavla) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Bač in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church was designed by Oswald Gáspár, architect of Czech origin and the building was constructed between 1773 and 1780.[1] Local parish was important regional centre before the Ottoman conquest of medieval Hungary.[2] Following the Great Turkish War parish was renewed in 1688 and in 1766 Archbishop Bátyany appointed himself as the parish priest.[2] He later funded the building of the new church at his own expense.[2] The majority of the parishioners as well as 14 out of 17 pastors until 2023 were of Šokci community with smaller groups of Catholic Hungarians, Germans and Slovaks.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "RIMOKATOLIČKA CRKVA SVETOG APOSTOLA PAVLA - Bač". Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Proslavljena 250. obljetnica župne crkve Sv. Pavla u Baču". Hrvatska riječ. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.