Dr Vasilije ( Kostić ) was Serbian Orthodox bishop of Banja Luka (1947-1961) and of Žiča (1961-1978){{start box}}{{succession|before= [[Saint Platon of Banja Luka |Platon]]|title=Bishop of Banja Luka|years=1947-1961|after= [[Andrej (Frusic) of Banja Luka|Andrej }}{{end box}}