Area 8,590 km (3,320 sq mi) | Parishes 140 | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)2,066,000373,800 (18.1%) |
Roman catholic archdiocese of prague
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (Praha) (Czech: Arcidiecéze pražská, Latin: Archidioecesis Pragensis) is a Metropolitan Catholic archdiocese of the Latin Rite in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic.
Contents
- Roman catholic archdiocese of prague
- Statistics
- Ecclesiastical province
- History
- Episcopal Ordinaries
- Auxiliary episcopate
- References
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Vitus Cathedral, in the Bohemian and Czech capital of Prague, entirely situated inside the Prague Castle complex. Msgr Dominik Duka, O.P. is the current archbishop.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 558,000 Catholics (24.1% of 2,315,934 total) on 8,590 km² in 145 parishes and 34 missions with 340 priests (199 diocesan, 141 religious), 30 deacons, 538 lay religious (207 brothers, 331 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Ecclesiastical province
Its suffragan sees are :
History
Episcopal Ordinaries
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The names of the following list of bishops and archbishops of Prague are given in Czech, with English equivalent or otherwise as suitable.
- Dětmar (Thietmar, Dietmar) (973 – death 2 January 982)
- St. Vojtěch (Adalbert of Prague, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (19 January 982 – 988 and (992 – 994), died 996
- Kristian (Strachkvas) 996 (died during consecration)
- Thiddag (998 – death 11 June 1017)
- Ekkhard (Ekkehard, Ekhard, Helicardus) (1017 – death 8 August 1023)
- Hyza (Hyzo, Hizzo, Izzo) (1023 – death 31 January 1030)
- Šebíř (Severus) (1030 – death 12 September 1067)
- Gebhart (Gebehard, Jaromír) (1068 – 1089)
- Kosmas (1090 – death 12 October 1098)
- Heřman (1099 – death 17 September 1122)
- Menhart (Meinhard) (1122 – death 3 September 1134)
- Jan I (John) (1134 – death 8 August 1139)
- ? Silvestr (1139 – 1140 (abdicated)
- Ota (Otto) (1140 – death 10 July 1148)
- Daniel I (1148 – death 9 August 1167)
- Gotpold (Goltpold, Gothard, Hotart) (1168 – 1168.03.10 not possessed: died before installation
- Bedřich z Puttendorfu (1168 – death 31 July 1179)
- Valentin (Veliš, Vališ) (1179 – death 6 February 1182)
- Bretislaus III of Bohemia = Jindřich Břetislav (1182 – death 15 June 1197)
- Daniel II (Milík z Talmberka) (1197 – death 4 April 1214)
- Ondřej (1214 – death 30 July 1224)
- Pelhřim (Peregrin) z Vartenberka (1124 – 1125)
- Budilov (Budivoj, Budislav) (1225 – death 10 July 1226)
- Jan II (John) (1226 – death 17 August 1236)
- Bernhard (Buchard) Kaplíř ze Sulevic (1236 – death 12 September 1240)
- Mikuláš z Reisenburku/Rýzmburka (1240 – death 18 January 1258)
- Jan III (John) z Dražic (1258 – death 21 October 1278)
- Tobiáš z Bechyně (1278 – death 1 march 1296)
- Řehoř Zajíc z Valdeka (1296 – death 6 September 1301)
- Jan IV (John) z Dražic (1301 – death 5 January 1343)
- ? Jindřich Berka z Dubé (1333 – ?), previously Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz, Moravia, Czechia) (1327 – 1333)
- ? Arnošt z Pardubic (Arnošt of Pardubice) (?1343 – ?1344 see below)
- Arnošt z Pardubic (Arnošt of Pardubice) ?see above? (1344 – death 30 June 1364)
- Jan Očko z Vlašimi (1364.08.23 – retired 1379.03.06); previously Bishop of Olomouc (Moravia, Czechia) (1351.11.17 – 1364.08.23); created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1378.09.18 – death 1380.01.14)
- Jan z Jenštejna (John) (Johann von Jenstein) (1379.03.19 – 1396); previously Bishop of Meißen (Saxony, Germany) (1375.07.04 – 1379.03.19)
- Olbram (Volfram) ze Škvorce (1369 – death 1402.05.01)
- Mikuláš Puchník z Černic (1402 - 1402.09.19 not possessed : died before consecration)
- Zbyněk Zajíc z Hasenburka (1403–1411)
- Sigismund Albicus (1411–1412)
- Conrad of Vechta = Konrád z Vechty (1413 – death 1421.12.24)
- sede vacante 1421–1561
- Apostolic Administrator Johann von Bucka (John), Norbertines (O. Praem.) (1421.08.13 – 1430.10.09), while Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) ([1416.09.21] 1418.02.14 – 1430.10.09), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (1426.05.27 – 1430.10.09), Apostolic Administrator of Vác (Hungary) (1429 – 1430.10.09); previously Bishop of Litomyšl (1392 – 1418.02.14), Apostolic Administrator of Litomyšl (1418.02.14 – 1420)
- Antonín Brus z Mohelnice 1561–1580
- Martin Medek z Mohelnice 1581–1590
- Zbyněk Berka z Dubé 1592–1606
- Karel Graf von Lamberk 1607–1612
- Johann Lohel 1612–1622
- Arnošt Vojtěch Graf von Harrach 1623–1667
- -style="font-style:italic;" Johann Wilhelm Graf von Liebstein von Kolovrat 1667–1668 (died before consecration)
- Matouš Ferdinand Sobek (Zoubek) z Bílenberka 1669–1675
- Jan Bedřich Graf von Waldstein 1675–1694
- Jan Josef Graf von Breuner 1695–1710
- Ferdinand Graf von Khünburg 1713–1731
- Daniel Josef Mayer z Mayernu 1732–1733
- -style="font-style:italic;" Jan Adam Vratislav z Mitrovic 1733 (died before confirmation)
- Johann Moriz Gustav Graf von Manderscheid–Blankenheim 1733–1763
- Antonín Petr hrabě Příchovský z Příchovic 1764–1793
- Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm 1793–1810
- Václav Leopold Chlumčanský z Přestavlk a Chlumčan 1815–1830
- Alois Josef hrabě Krakovský z Kolovrat 1831–1833
- Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice 1834–1838
- Alois Josef svobodný pán Schrenk 1838–1849
- Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg 1849–1885
- Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn 1885–1899
- Lev Skrbenský z Hříště 1899–1916
- Pavel Graf von Huyn 1916–1919
- František Kordač 1919–1931
- Karel Kašpar 1931–1941
- Josef Beran 1946–1969
- František Tomášek 1977–1991
- Miloslav Vlk 1991-2010
- Dominik Duka, Ordo Praedicatorum (O.P.) 2010– ...
Auxiliary episcopate
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