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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (Praha) ( cs, Arcidiecéze pražská, la, Archidioecesis Pragensis) is a Metropolitan
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of the
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in
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, in the
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. The
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archiepiscopal see is
St. Vitus Cathedral , native_name_lang = Czech , image = St Vitus Prague September 2016-21.jpg , imagesize = 300px , imagelink = , imagealt = , landscape = , caption ...
, in the Bohemian and Czech capital
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, entirely situated inside the
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complex.
Jan Graubner Jan Graubner (born 29 August 1948) is a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been appointed Archbishop of Prague. He was Archbishop of Olomouc in the Czech Republic from 1992 to 2022, after serving as an auxiliary there for two years ...
is the current
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.


Ecclesiastical province

Its
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sees are : *
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(Budweis) *
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hradec Králové The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hradec Králové la, Reginae Gradecen(sis), German: Königgrätz } is a diocese located in the city of Hradec Králové in the Ecclesiastical province of Prague in the Czech Republic. History * November 10, 1664: E ...
(Königgrätz) *
Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice The Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice la, Litomericen(sis) is a diocese located in the city of Litoměřice in the Ecclesiastical province of Prague in the Czech Republic. History * July 3, 1655: Established as Diocese of Litoměřice fro ...
(Leitmeritz) *
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(Pilsen)


History

* The diocese was founded in 973 as the Diocese of Prague, through the joint efforts of Duke Boleslav II of
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and
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and
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. It was a
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of the Metropolitan
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) * It lost territories in 1000 to establish the
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, now Poland) and in 1063 to establish the then
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, now also Metropolitan) * It was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague on 30 April 1344, having lost territory again to establish the
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(Leitomischl, Bohemia). The first official statutes date from 1349 and incorporated the ''Manipulus florum'' of
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.Clarke (2004), ''ODNB''. * Gained territory (back) in 1474 from the suppressed Diocese of Litomyšl * Lost territories repeatedly: on 1655.07.03 to establish the
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, on 1664.11.10 to establish
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, on 1785.09.20 to establish
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and on 1993.05.31 to establish Diocese of Plzeň, all four Bohemian and its
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s. * It enjoyed
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(1990.04, 1995.05, 1997.04) and
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in September 2009.


Episcopal ordinaries

. The names of the following list of bishops and archbishops of Prague are given in
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, with English equivalent or otherwise as suitable. ;''Suffragan Bishops of Prague'' #
Dětmar Dětmar, Thietmar or Dietmar (died 2 January 982 in Prague) was the first Bishop of Prague. He came from Saxony and learned to speak Czech. The diocese of Prague was assigned to the archbishopric of Mainz, when Thietmar was elected as the first b ...
(Thietmar, Dietmar) (973 – death 2 January 982) # St. Vojtěch (
Adalbert of Prague Adalbert of Prague ( la, Sanctus Adalbertus, cs, svatý Vojtěch, sk, svätý Vojtech, pl, święty Wojciech, hu, Szent Adalbert (Béla); 95623 April 997), known in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia by his birth name Vojtěch ( la, Vo ...
,
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(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 – abdication 1140 # 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 Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
(Olmütz,
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, Czech Republic) (1327 – 1333) # ? Arnošt z Pardubic (
Arnošt of Pardubice Arnošt of Pardubice ( cs, Arnošt z Pardubic, german: Ernst von Pardubitz) (25 March 1297 probably in Vestec (Náchod District), Hostinka – 30 June 1364 in Roudnice nad Labem) was the first List of bishops and archbishops of Prague, Archbisho ...
) (?1343 – ?1344 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Prague'' # Arnošt z Pardubic (
Arnošt of Pardubice Arnošt of Pardubice ( cs, Arnošt z Pardubic, german: Ernst von Pardubitz) (25 March 1297 probably in Vestec (Náchod District), Hostinka – 30 June 1364 in Roudnice nad Labem) was the first List of bishops and archbishops of Prague, Archbisho ...
) ''see above?'' (1344 – death 30 June 1364) # Jan Očko z Vlašimi (1364.08.23 – retired 1379.03.06); previously Bishop of
Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
(Moravia) (1351.11.17 – 1364.08.23); created
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of
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(1378.09.18 – death 1380.01.14) #
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(John) (Johann von Jenstein) (1379.03.19 – 1396); previously Bishop of
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(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 Sigismund Albicus ( cs, Zikmund Albík z Uničova) (c.1360 – July 23, 1427) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Prague and a Moravian. Albicus was born at Uničov, Moravia, and entered the University of Prague when quite young, taking his ...
(1411–1412) #
Conrad of Vechta Conrad of Vechta (Czech ''Konrád z Vechty''; German ''Konrad von Vechta'') (born ca. 1370, possibly in Bremen; died 24 December 1431 in Roudnice nad Labem) was Bishop of Verden (1400–1402/1407), Bishop of Olomouc (1408–1413), Archbishop of Prag ...
= Konrád z Vechty (1413 – death 1421.12.24) ## ''
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(O. Praem.) (1421.08.13 – 1430.10.09), while Bishop of
Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
( 416.09.211418.02.14 – 1430.10.09), created
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of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (1426.05.27 – 1430.10.09), Apostolic Administrator of
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) (1429 – 1430.10.09); previously Bishop of Litomyšl (1392 – 1418.02.14), Apostolic Administrator of
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(1418.02.14 – 1420)'' #
Antonín Brus z Mohelnice Antonín Brus (Anton) (13 February 1518, Mohelnice – 28 August 1580, Prague) was a Moravian Archbishop of Prague. Life Brus was born in Mohelnice in Moravia. After receiving his education at Prague he joined the Knights of the Cross with the R ...
(1561 – death 1580.08.28), also Grand Master of
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(1561 – 1580.08.28); previously Bishop of
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(a Liepé) (1593.06.21 – death 1606.03.06), also Grand Master of
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# Karel Graf von Lamberk = Karl z Lamberka (1607 – 1612), also Grand Master of
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Johann Lohel Johann Lohelius (1549 – November 2, 1622), better known as Johann Lohel, was the archbishop of Prague from September 18, 1612 until his death. Early life Born in 1549 in a poor family, Johann was piously brought up. At fifteen he was engaged as ...
= Jan Lohelius (1612 – 1622), also Grand Master of
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# Ernst Adalbert = Arnošt Vojtěch, Graf (count) von Harrach (born Austria) (1623.01.06 – death 1667.10.25), also Grand Master of
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, created
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of S. Maria degli Angeli (1632.06.07 – 1667.07.18), also Bishop of
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(Italy) (1665.07.31 – 1667.10.25), transferred Cardinal-Priest of
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(1667.07.18 – 1667.10.25),
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(1667.07.18 – 1667.10.25) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Crispin Fuk von Hradiste,
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(O. Praem.) (born Czech Republic) (1644.04.18 – death 1653.08.23), Titular Bishop of
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(1644.04.18 – 1653.08.23) ## Auxiliary Bishop:
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(1667.02.07 – ?) #'' Johann Wilhelm Graf von Liebstein von Kolovrat 1667 – 1668 (died before consecration)'' # Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg = Matouš Ferdinand Sobek (Zoubek) z Bílenberka, O.S.B. (1669.03.11 – death 1675.04.29), previously Bishop of
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(Königgrätz, Czech Republic) (1664.11.10 – 1669.03.11) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Otto Reinhold Andrimont,
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(O.E.S.A.) (1669.09.09 – 1674.11.22), Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea antea Sepphoris (1669.09.09 – ?) # Jan Bedřich = Johann Friedrich
Reichsgraf Imperial Count (german: Reichsgraf) was a title in the Holy Roman Empire. In the medieval era, it was used exclusively to designate the holder of an imperial county, that is, a fief held directly ( immediately) from the emperor, rather than from ...
von Waldstein,
Knights of the Cross with the Red Star The Knights of the Cross with the Red Star or Military Order of the Crusaders of the Red Star ( cs, Křižovnický řád rytířů s červenou hvězdou; german: Kreuzherren mit dem Roten Stern; la, Ordo Militaris Crucigerorum cum Rubea Stella ...
(O. Cr.) (born Austria) (1675.12.02 – death 1694.06.03), previously Bishop of
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...
(Czech Republic) ( 668.06.161673.11.27 – 1675.12.02), and already Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star (1668 – 1694.06.03) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Sotomayor, O.S.B. (1675.01.28 – death 1679.01.25?), Titular Bishop of
Selymbria Selymbria ( gr, Σηλυμβρία),Demosthenes, '' de Rhod. lib.'', p. 198, ed. Reiske. or Selybria (Σηλυβρία), or Selybrie (Σηλυβρίη), was a town of ancient Thrace on the Propontis, 22 Roman miles east from Perinthus, and 44 Roman ...
(1675.01.28 – 1679.01.25?) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky (born Czech Republic) (1679.04.10 – death 1701.01.10), Titular Bishop of
Milevum Milevum (in Latin even "Milev" or "Mireon"; ''Μιραίον'' in Ancient Greek) was a Roman–Berber city in the Roman province of Numidia. It was located in present-day Mila in eastern Algeria. History In Ptolemy's "Geography" (vol. IV, i ...
(1679.04.10 – 1701.01.10) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Vitus Seipel (born Czech Republic) (1701.01.03 – death 1711.03.09), Titular Bishop of
Hierapolis Hierapolis (; grc, Ἱεράπολις, lit. "Holy City") was originally a Phrygian cult centre of the Anatolian mother goddess of Cybele and later a Greek city. Its location was centred upon the remarkable and copious hot springs in classica ...
(1701.01.03 – 1711.03.09) # Jan Josef = Johann Joseph Reichsgraf von Breuner (1695.07.04 – death 1710.03.20) (born Austria), previously
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Nicopolis Nicopolis ( grc-gre, Νικόπολις, Nikópolis, City of Victory) or Actia Nicopolis was the capital city of the Roman province of Epirus Vetus. It was located in the western part of the modern state of Greece. The city was founded in 29  ...
(1670.12.15 – 1695.07.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1670.12.15 – 1695.07.04) # Franz Ferdinand Reichsgraf von Kuenburg (1711.05.11 – death 1731.08.07), previously Bishop of
Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
(
Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
) (1701.07.18 – 1711.05.11) # Daniel Josef Mayer (z Mayernu) (born Czech Republic) ( 731.11.041732.05.07 – death 1733.04.10), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Prague (1712.03.16 – 1732.05.07) #'' Jan Adam Vratislav z Mitrovic 1733 (died before confirmation)'' # Johann Moritz Gustav Reichsgraf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim (1733.12.18 – death 1763.10.26), previously Bishop of
Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land Distr ...
(Austria) ( 721.06.181721.08.03 – 1733.12.18) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Rudolf von Sporck (born Czech Republic) (1733.03.05 – death 1759.01.21), Titular Bishop of Adraha (1729.02.07 – 1759.01.21) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Zdenko Georg Chrzepíczky von Modliskovic (1743.09.23 – death 1755.05.16), Titular Bishop of Mennith (1743.09.23 – 1755.05.16) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Anton Johann Wenzel Wokaun (1748.09.16 – death 1757.02.07), Titular Bishop of Callinicum (1748.09.16 – 1757.02.07) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Emmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein (born Czeachie) (1756.05.23 – 1760.01.28), Titular Bishop of
Amyclae Amyclae or Amyklai ( grc, Ἀμύκλαι) was a city of ancient Laconia, situated on the right or western bank of the Eurotas, 20 stadia south of Sparta, in a district remarkable for the abundance of its trees and its fertility. Amyclae was one o ...
(1756.05.23 – 1760.01.28); later Bishop of
Litoměřice Litoměřice (; german: Leitmeritz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat ...
(Leitomischl, Czech Republic) ( 759.07.191760.01.28 – death 1789.12.07) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Andreas Kaiser (1760.03.03 – 1775.07.17), Titular Bishop of Themiscyra (1760.03.03 – 1775.07.17); later Bishop of
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...
(Czech Republic) ( 775.05.141775.07.17 – death 1776.05.05) # Antonín Petr hrabě Příchovský z Příchovic = Anton Peter Graf Przichowsky von Przichowitz (born Czech Republic) (1763.10.26 – death 1793.04.14); previously Titular Archbishop of Hemesa (1752.09.25 – 1754.01.14) as
Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...
of Praha (1752.09.25 – 1763.10.26) and
Archbishop-Bishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...
of
Diocese of Hradec Králové In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
(Czech Republic) ( 753.09.291754.01.14 – 1763.10.26) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Joseph Paul Sedeler (1775.09.11 – death 1776.09.04), Titular Bishop of Lycopolis (1775.09.11 – 1776.09.04) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Xaver Twrdy (1776.12.16 – death 1779.03.22), Titular Bishop of Hippo Zarytus (1776.12.16 – 1779.03.22) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Mathäus Schweiberer (1779.07.12 – death 1781.06.27), Titular Bishop of
Antipatris Antipatris (, grc, Αντιπατρίς) was a city built during the first century BC by Herod the Great, who named it in honour of his father, Antipater. The site, now a national park in central Israel, was inhabited from the Chalcolithic P ...
(1779.07.12 – 1781.06.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Erasmus Dionys Krieger (1781.09.17 – death 1792.12.27), Titular
Bishop of Tiberias The Diocese of Tiberias was a significant Latin Catholic bishopric in the Crusader state Principality of Galilee, a major direct vassal of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, with see in Tiberias.Richard, Jean (1999) ''The Crusades c. 1071-c 1291'', ...
(1781.09.17 – 1792.12.27) # Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm-Salm (born Belgium) (1793.09.23 – death 1810.09.14), previously Bishop of
Tournai Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Euromet ...
(Belgium) ( 776.01.301776.05.20 – 1793.09.23) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Václav von Chlumčansky (born Czech Republic) (1795.06.01 – 1802.03.29), Titular Bishop of
Cydonia Cydonia may refer to: Music * ''Cydonia'' (album), a 2001 album by The Orb * "Cydonia", a track by heavy metal band Crimson Glory from '' Astronomica'' Places and jurisdictions * Kydonia or Cydonia, an ancient city state on Crete, at modern ...
(1795.06.01 – 1802.03.29); later Bishop of
Litoměřice Litoměřice (; german: Leitmeritz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat ...
(Leitomischl, Czech Republic) (
801.10.15 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...
1802.03.29 – 1815.03.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (''see below'') ## Auxiliary Bishop:
Bishop-elect In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an Holy Orders, ordained Minister (Catholic Church), minister who holds the fullness of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, sacrament of Holy orders in the Catholic Church, holy orders and is responsible ...
Ján Baptist Richlowsky (1808.01.11 – ?), Titular Bishop of Thermæ (1808.01.11 – ?) # Václav Leopold Chlumčanský z Přestavlk a Chlumčan (''see above'' ( 814.12.30815.03.15 – death 1830.06.14) ## Auxiliary Bishop: František de Paula Pištěk (1824.09.27 – 1832.02.24), Titular Bishop of Azotus (1824.09.27 – 1832.02.24); later Bishop of
Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. From 1975 to 1998, it was the capital of the Tarnów ...
(Poland) (1832.02.24 – 1835.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Lvov Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in Western Ukraine, western Ukraine, and the List of cities in Ukraine, seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is o ...
(Lviv,
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
) (1835.07.24 – death 1846.02.01) #
Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' ( French), ''Aloys'' (German), ''Alois'' (Czech), ''Alojz'' ( Slovak, Slovenian), ''Alojzy'' (Polish), '' Aloísio'' (Portuguese, Spanish, ...
= Alois Josef hrabě Krakovský z Kolovrat (born Czech Republic) (1831.02.28 – 1833.03.28), previously Titular Bishop of
Sarepta Sarepta (near modern Sarafand, Lebanon) was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath. It became a bishopric, which faded, and remains a double (Latin and Maronite) Catholic titular ...
(1800.12.22 – 1815.03.15) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1800.12.22 – 1815.03.15), Bishop of
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...
(Czech Republic) (1815.03.15 – 1831.02.28) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Gianfrancesco Guglielmo Tippmann (1832.12.17 – death 1857.06.20), Titular Bishop of
Satala Located in Turkey, the settlement of Satala ( xcl, Սատաղ ''Satał'', grc, Σάταλα), according to the ancient geographers, was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezu ...
(1832.12.17 – 1857.06.20) # Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice = Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz (born Poland) (1833.09.30 – death 1838.03.26), previously Metropolitan Archbishop of
Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
(Lvov,
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
) (1815.03.25 – 1833.09.30) # Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk = Alois Josef svobodný pán Schrenk (born Czech Republic) (1838.09.17 – death 1849.03.05), previously Titular Bishop of Ptolemais (1838.02.12 – 1838.09.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1838.02.12 – 1838.09.17) #
Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg, or in Czech Bedřich prince ze Schwarzenberg (April 6, 1809 in Vienna, Austria – March 27, 1885 in Vienna, Austria) was a Catholic Cardinal of the nineteenth century in Austria and the Kingdom of Bohemia and a ...
(born Austria), previously Metropolitan Archbishop of
Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...
(Austria) ( 835.09.231836.02.01 – retired 1850.05.20), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of
S. Agostino S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. S may also refer to: History * an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer (historian), Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics * Long s (ſ), a form of the lower-case letter s ...
(1842.01.27 – death 1885.03.27), later
Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals The Protopriest of the College of Cardinals ( it, protopresbitero, and, rare, it, protoprete) in the College of Cardinals, is the first Cardinal-Priest in the order of precedence, hence directly after the Cardinal-bishops. This title is always ...
(1877.07.08 – 1885.03.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Petrus Franciscus Krejčí (1857.12.21 – death 1870.07.04), Titular Bishop of
Oropus Oropus or Oropos ( grc, ὁ Ὠρωπός, or rarely ἡ Ὠρωπός) was a town on the borders of ancient Attica and Boeotia, and the capital of a district, called after it Oropia (ἡ Ὠρωπία.) This district is a maritime plain, through ...
(1857.12.21 – 1870.07.04) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Karol Franz Prucha (born Czech Republic) (1871.03.06 – 1883.10.23), Titular Bishop of
Ioppe Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association w ...
(1871.03.06 – 1883.10.23) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Carlo Schwarz (1884.03.27 – death 1891), Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis (1884.03.27 – 1891) #
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn ( cz, František Schönborn; 24 January 1844 – 25 June 1899) was a Czech Roman Catholic cardinal. Born at Prague, he was 5th Bishop of České Budějovice (1883–1885) and 28th Archbishop of Prague (fro ...
(brn Czech Republic), (1885.07.27 – death 1899.06.25), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1889.12.30 – 1899.06.25); previously Bishop of
České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...
(Czech Republic) (1883.09.28 – 1885.07.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Ferdinand Jan Nepomucenus Kalous,
Redemptorists The Redemptorists officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ( la, links=no, Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), abbreviated CSsR,is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brother ...
(C.SS.R.) (1891.10.01 – death 1907.09.19), Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis (1891.10.01 – 1907.09.19) #
Lev Skrbenský z Hříště Lev Skrbenský z Hříště, german: Leo Skrbenský von Hříště, also spelt ''Skrebensky'' (12 June 1863, Hausdorf (now a part of Bartošovice), Moravia, Austria-Hungary – 24 December 1938, Dlouhá Loučka, Czechoslovakia) was a prominent C ...
(born Austria-Hungary) (1899.12.14 – 1916.05.05), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (1902.06.09 – death 1938.12.24), next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...
(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (Czech Republic) (1916.05.05 – retired 1920.07.06),
Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals The Protopriest of the College of Cardinals ( it, protopresbitero, and, rare, it, protoprete) in the College of Cardinals, is the first Cardinal-Priest in the order of precedence, hence directly after the Cardinal-bishops. This title is always ...
(1928.12.07 – 1938.12.24) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Venceslao Frind (born Czech Republic) (1901.07.15 – retired 1917), Titular Bishop of
Gadara Gadara ( el, Γάδαρα ''Gádara''), in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city, for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. Its ruins are today located at Umm Qa ...
(1901.07.15 – death 1932.09.02) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Frantisek Borgia Krásl (1901.07.27 – death 1907.07.27), Titular Bishop of Helenopolis (1901.07.27 – 1907.07.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Francesco Brusák (born Czech Republic) (1908.05.01 – death 1918.04.05), Titular Bishop of
Acmonia Acmonia or Akmonia ( grc, Ἀκμονία) is an ancient city of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat Köyü. It is mentioned by Cicero (Pro Flacco, 15) and was a point on the road between Dorylaeum and Philadelphia. Under the Rom ...
(1908.05.01 – 1918.04.05) # Pavel Graf von Huyn (1916.10.04 – 1919.09.06, previously Bishop of
Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
(Brün, Czech Republic) (1904.05.14 – retired 1916.10.04); emeritate first as
Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Sardica Serdika or Serdica (Bulgarian: ) is the historical Roman name of Sofia, now the capital of Bulgaria. Currently, Serdika is the name of a district located in the city. It includes four neighbourhoods: "Fondovi zhilishta"; "Banishora", "Orlandovts ...
(1919.09.06 – 1921.06.13), then as
Latin Titular Patriarch of Alexandria The Latin Patriarchate of Alexandria was a nominal Patriarchate of the Latin church on the see of Alexandria in Egypt.
(1921.06.13 – death 1946.10.01) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Giorgio Glosauer (1917.07.07 – death 1926.06.09),
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Hermopolis Magna Hermopolis ( grc, Ἑρμούπολις ''Hermoúpolis'' "the City of Hermes", also ''Hermopolis Magna'', ''Hermoû pólis megálẽ'', egy, ḫmnw , Egyptological pronunciation: "Khemenu"; cop, Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ''Shmun''; ar, الأشموني ...
(1917.07.07 – 1926.06.09) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Giovanni Sedlák (1917.07.07 – death 1930.10.10), Titular Bishop of Tacapæ (1917.07.07 – 1930.10.10) #
František Kordač František Kordač (11 January 1852, Seletice – 26 April 1934, Prague-Zbraslav) was a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman. He was Archbishop of Prague The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague. The bishopric of Prague was establi ...
(1919.09.16 – retired 1931.07.12), emeritate as
Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Amasea (1931.07.21 – 1934.04.26) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Podlaha (1920.03.08 – 1932.02.14), Titular Bishop of Paphus (1920.03.08 – death 1932.02.14) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Jan Remiger (1929.12.16 – retired 1941), Titular Bishop of
Dadima Dadima was a town of Mesopotamia, inhabited during Byzantine times. It became the seat of a Christian bishop; no longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman ...
(1929.12.16 – death 1959.05.21) #
Karel Kašpar Karel Boromejský Kašpar (16 May 1870 – 21 April 1941) was a Czech Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Prague from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. Biography Born in Mirošov, ...
(born Austria-Hungary) (1931.10.22 – death 1941.04.21), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1935.12.19 – 1941.04.21); previously
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Bethsaida Bethsaida (; from gr, Βηθσαϊδά from Hebrew/Aramaic ''beth-tsaida'', lit. " house of hunting" from the Hebrew root ; ar, بيت صيدا), also known as Julias, is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative d ...
(1920.03.08 – 1921.06.13) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Diocese of Hradec Králové In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
(Königgrätz, Czech Republic) (1920.03.08 – 1921.06.13), succeeding as Bishop of Hradec Králové (1921.06.13 – 1931.10.22) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Frantisek Zapletal (1933.01.20 – death 1935.08.20), Titular Bishop of
Salona Salona ( grc, Σάλωνα) was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Salona is located in the modern town of Solin, next to Split, in Croatia. Salona was founded in the 3rd century BC and was mostly destroyed in t ...
(1933.01.20 – 1935.08.20) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Eltschkner (1933.02.10 – death 1961.02.22), Titular Bishop of
Zephyrium Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and district governorates: Akdeniz, Mezi ...
(1933.02.10 – 1961.02.22) #
Josef Beran Josef Beran (29 December 1888 – 17 May 1969) was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Prague from 1946 until his death and was elevated into the cardinalate in 1965. Adam Beran was imprisoned in the Dachau concentr ...
(born Austria-Hungary) (1946.11.04 – 1969.05.17), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of S. Croce in Via Flaminia (1965.02.25 – 1969.05.17), no previous prelature ## Auxiliary Bishop: Kajetán Matoušek (1949.08.29 – retired 1992.06.05), Titular Bishop of
Serigene Serigene is an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Syria, now a Latin Catholic titular see. Its modern location is Isriyë, in present Syria. History Serigene was important enough in the Late Roman province of Syria Euphratensis Secun ...
(1949.08.29 – death 1994.10.21) ##''
Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
(sede plena until 1969.05.17)'' František Tomášek (1965.02.18 – 1977.12.30 ''see below''), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of
Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio The Basilica of Sts. Vitalis, Valeris, Gervase and Protase ( it, Basilica di Santi Vitale e Compagni Martiri in Fovea, la, Ss. Vitalis, Valeriae, Gervasii et Protasii) is an ancient Catholic church in Rome, and is both a minor basilica and a t ...
(1977.06.27 – 1992.08.04); previously Titular Bishop of
Butus The Diocese of Buto (Latin Butus, Greek Butos) is a former Christianity, Christian diocese and titular see of both the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Churches, with see in the Ancient City of Buto in the Ni ...
(1949.10.12 – 1977.06.27) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Olomouc The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc ( cs, Arcidiecéze olomoucká, la, Archidioecesis Olomucensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. It has its seat in Olomouc. Special churches ...
(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1949.10.12 – 1977.12.30) #
František Tomášek František Tomášek (30 June 1899, in Studénka, Moravia – 4 August 1992, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Bohemia, the 34th Archbishop of Prague, and a Roman Catholic theologian. His "cautious but ...
(''see above'' 1977.12.30 – retired 1991.03.27), President of Bishops’ Conference of Czechoslovakia (1990 – 1991.06.11); died 1992 ## Auxiliary Bishop: Jaroslav Škarvada (1982.12.18 – retired 2002.09.25),
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Litomyšl Litomyšl (; german: Leitomischl) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,900 inhabitants. It is former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle c ...
(Leitomerschel, 1982.12.18 – death 2010.06.14) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Antonín Liška,
Redemptorists The Redemptorists officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ( la, links=no, Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), abbreviated CSsR,is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brother ...
(C.SS.R.) (1988.05.19 – 1991.08.28), Titular Bishop of
Vergi :''Vergi(um) is also a town and former Catholic bishopric, now Berja, in southern Spain, now a Latin titular see'' Vergi is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia, (retrieved 28 July 2021) on the territory of Lahem ...
(1988.05.19 – 1991.08.28), next Bishop of
České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...
(Budweis) (Czech Republic) (1991.08.28 – retired 2002.09.25); died 2003 ## Auxiliary Bishop: Jan Lebeda (1988.05.19 – death 1991.11.05), Titular Bishop of Novi (1988.05.19 – 1991.11.05) ## Auxiliary Bishop: František Radkovský (1990.03.17 – 1993.05.31), Titular Bishop of
Aggar Aggar may refer to the following : * Aggar (city), an ancient Roman town and former bishopric in Byzacena, now a Latin Catholic titular see * ''Aggar'' (film), a Bollywood film {{disambiguation ...
(1990.03.17 – 1993.05.31), Secretary General of Czech Bishops’ Conference (1990 – 1993.07.07); later Bishop of
Plzeň Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
(Pilsen, Czech Republic) (1993.05.31 – 2016.02.12) ## Auxiliary Bishop:
František Václav Lobkowicz Franz von Assisi Karl Friedrich Klemens Jaroslav Alois Leopold Gerhard Telesphorus Odilius Johann Bosco Paul Marie, Prince von Lobkowicz (5 January 1948 – 17 February 2022) was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate. Lobkowicz served as titular bishop ...
,
Norbertines The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...
(O. Praem.) (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30), Titular Bishop of
Catabum castra Catabum Castra was an ancient Roman town of North Africa during the Byzantine Empire, Vandal Kingdom and Roman Empire. The town has been tentatively identified with ruins at Djidioua in Algeria. Titular see of Catabum Castra During the Roman ...
(1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30); later first Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czech Republic) (1996.05.30 – ...), Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference (2005.01 – 2010.04.21) #
Miloslav Vlk Miloslav Vlk (; 17 May 1932 – 18 March 2017) was a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Prague from 1991 to 2010. He was made a cardinal in 1994. He was also the President of the Council of European Bishops' Con ...
(1991.03.27 – 13 February 2010), President of Czech Bishops’ Conference (1993 – 2000.01.25), President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (1993.04.16 – 2001.05.31), created
Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
of
S. Croce in Gerusalemme The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, ( la, Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem) is a Catholic Minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim ...
(1994.11.26 – 2017.03.18);, previously Bishop of
České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...
(Budweis) (Czech Republic) (1990.02.14 – 1991.03.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Jiří Paďour,
Capuchin Franciscans The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM ...
(O.F.M. Cap.) (1996.12.03 – 2001.02.23), Titular Bishop of Ausuccura (1996.12.03 – 2001.02.23), later
Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
of
České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...
(Budweis) (Czech Republic) (2001.02.23 – 2002.09.25) succeeding as Bishop of České Budějovice (Czech Republic) (2002.09.25 – 2014.03.01), died 2015 ## Auxiliary Bishop: Karel Herbst,
Salesians , image = File:Stemma big.png , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms , abbreviation = SDB , formation = , founder = John Bosco , founding_location = Valdocco, Turin ...
(S.D.B.) (2002.02.19 – 2016.12.01), Titular Bishop of
Siccesi The diocese of Siccesi ( la, Dioecesis siccessitana, link=no) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. History Sicchi, is an ancient bishopric of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. Siccesi today survives as a titu ...
(2002.02.19 – ...) #
Dominik Duka Dominik Jaroslav Duka O.P. (born 26 April 1943) is a Czech prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Prague from 2010 to 2022. He was made a cardinal in 2012. He was bishop of Hradec Králové from 1998 to 2010. He was Spiritual Pro ...
,
Ordo Praedicatorum The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...
(O.P.) (2010.02.13 – 2022.05.13) ## Auxiliary Bishop Václav Malý (1996.12.03 – ...), Titular Bishop of Marcelliana (1996.12.03 – ...) ## Auxiliary Bishop Zdeněk Wasserbauer (2018.01.23 – ...), Titular Bishop of
Buthrotum Butrint ( el, Βουθρωτόν and Βουθρωτός, ''Bouthrōtón'', la, Buthrōtum) was an ancient Greek and later Roman city and bishopric in Epirus. "Speakers of these various Greek dialects settled different parts of Greece at differen ...
(2018.01.23 – ...) #
Jan Graubner Jan Graubner (born 29 August 1948) is a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been appointed Archbishop of Prague. He was Archbishop of Olomouc in the Czech Republic from 1992 to 2022, after serving as an auxiliary there for two years ...
(2022.05.13 – ...)


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List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic {{short description, None The Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, joint in the national Czech Episcopal Conference, comprises : * a Latin hierarchy, consisting of two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishopric, with a ...


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