Ovih dana župa Lovnica slavi nekoliko važnih datuma iz svoje kratke ali zanimljive povijesti. Konkretno, na današnji dan prvim župnikom buduće župe, 20. rujna 1989., imenovan je [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]vlč. Franjo [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Ivandić, [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]a dekret o osnivanju župe stupio je na snagu 1. listopada 1989. godine, čitanjem od strane žepačkog dekana [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Mikiæ Josip"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Mikiæ Josip"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Josipa Mikića.
O osnivanju župe
U [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Lovnicu 16. rujna 1989. dolazi nadbiskup dr. Marko Jozinović kako bi razgovarao sa žiteljima oko osnivanja nove župe. Kao i ranije, dio [if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnièani"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Lovničana bio je protiv, ali je većina za osnivanje opet prevagnula i odlučeno je kako žele svoju župu. Župljani koji su negodovali protiv župe najviše su se plašili kako neće moći uzdržavati župnika, a kada je odlučeno da se osnuje župa neki od župljana čak su i predlagali kojeg župnika bi željeli imati na župi. Jedan od predloženih bio je i zavidovićki župnik [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Vujica Žarko"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Žarko Vujica.
Za mještane ovoga mjesta povijesni trenutak iste važnosti kao i onaj kada se ovo mjesto prvi put spominje u povijesnim izvorima dogodio se 26. rujna 1989. godine kada Nadbiskupski ordinarijat vrhbosanski u [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Sarajevo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Sarajevu izvještava okolne župe da je donio dekret o osnivanju nove župe Lovnica, tj. [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]odcjepljenju od župe Zavidovići, a patron župe Lovnica [if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Zavidoviæi"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]je sv[if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]. [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "sv. Petar i Pavao, apostoli"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Petar i Pavao, Apostoli. [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnièani"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Lovničani su slavili [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "sv. Petar i Pavao, apostoli"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]sv. Petra i Pavla u vrijeme blagoslova polja na groblju, nadbiskup [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Jozinoviæ"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Jozinović odredio ih je za zaštitnike župe, a u dogovoru sa župljanima termin mise blagoslova polja prebačen je na Jurjevo; najčešće se blagoslov slavio nedjeljom poslije Jurjeva.
[if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Župnik Ivandić prvi put dolazi u župu 27. rujna 1989. i tom prigodom dovozi staklo za župnu kuću iz [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Sarajevo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Sarajeva. Župna kuća nije bila završena u vrijeme utemeljenja župe, tako da je [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]župnik boravio u župi Zavidovići i svaki dan dolazio u [if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Zavidoviæi"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Lovnicu. Do kraja godine osposobljena je i župna kuća za stanovanje župnika uz svoje župljane.
O župniku Franji Ivandiću:
Rođen [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]je 4. [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]listopada 1955. u mjestu i župi [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Radunice"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Radunice. Osnovnu školu pohađao je u [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Zavidoviæi"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Zavidovićima, a srednju u [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Dubrovnik"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Dubrovniku. Teologiju je završio u [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Sarajevo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Sarajevu gdje je i zaređen za svećenika, 29. lipnja 1982. godine. Od 20. rujna 1989. prvi je župnik novoosnovane župe [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "sv. Petar i Pavao, apostoli"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]sv. Petra i Pavla, Lovnica. Stigavši na župu dovršio je [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]uređenje župne kuće i ureda. Kao župnik sa svojim župljanima proživljava rat i najteže trenutke u povijesti [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Gornja Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Gornje Lovnice. Po završetku rata pomaže svoje župljane i brine o njihovom duhovnom i materijalnom opstanku. Obnovio je, zajedno sa župljanima, župnu crkvu i pokrenuo povratak na prijeratna ognjišta. Vlč. Ivandić [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Ivandiæ Franjo"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]uspostavlja i vezu s talijanskom općinom [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Pellizzano"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Pellizzano koja će u narednim godinama pomoći obnovu i izgradnju [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lovnica"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Lovnice. Dekretom iz kolovoza 2003. dobiva novu službu u župi Prozor, te postaje v.d. dekana Ramskog dekanata. U župi [if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Prozor"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Prozor ostaje do kolovoza 2013., kada je premješten u župu [if supportFields]><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Lug-Brankoviæi"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Lug-[if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>xe "Brankoviæi"</span><![endif][if supportFields]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:HR'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]Brankovići.