of Mostar-Duvno, coadjutor bishop Pavao Žanić and Father Constantine Koser, minister general of the Order of Friars Minor. It also confirmed Stephan László, bishop of Eisenstadt, as Apostolic visitor to Herzegovina, assisted by Vladimir Vlašić, S.J., rector of the interdiocesan minor seminary of Zagreb. In 1990, Bishop Ratko Perić complained about an alleged Marian apparition in Medjugorje, called Our Lady of Medjugorje, that was telling people the Franciscan friars could stay in Medjugorje because they were innocent. Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, whom Peric has claimed is behind the apparition, was found guilty of disobedience and sexual misconduct. Implementation In February 1999, the vicar general of the order and Bishop Peric met in Mostar. The Holy See was represented by the Nunciature acting Charg d’Affaires. The seven parishes listed in the decree were formally turned over to the diocese with the friars staffing them re-assigned to other houses in the province effective February 22. However the parties noted that it was not possible for diocesan clergy to immediately assume their assignments due to "...acts of organised physical resistance, serious written and verbal threats, occupation of parochial Churches and houses, removal of parish registers and stamps." In order to assure a continuation of pastoral care in the interim, the Bishop referred parishioners temporarily to other parishes in the area. References Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina Pope Paul VI