The following is a list of
diocesan
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 associate ...
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s and
archbishop
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s of Olomouc. Not much is known about the beginnings of the
Diocese of Olomouc. It was reestablished in 1063 and in 1777 it was elevated to an archdiocese.
Bishops of Olomouc
*''898/900–? Bishop from
Rome
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*914–932 Jan (?)'
*''Vacant (?)''
*942–947 Silvestr (?), † 961
*''947–976 united with the
Bishopric of Regensburg
The Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg (german: link=no, Fürstbistum Regensburg; Hochstift Regensburg) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located near the Free Imperial City of Regensburg in Bavaria. It was elevate ...
(?)''
*976–981 Vratislav (?)
*''981–991 united with the
Bishopric of Regensburg
The Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg (german: link=no, Fürstbistum Regensburg; Hochstift Regensburg) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located near the Free Imperial City of Regensburg in Bavaria. It was elevate ...
(?)''
*''991–1063 united with the
Bishopric of Prague
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (Praha) ( cs, Arcidiecéze pražská, la, Archidioecesis Pragensis) is a Metropolitan Catholic archdiocese of the Latin Rite in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. V ...
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* 1063–1086
Jan I (Johann I von Brenau)
*''1086–1088 united with the
Bishopric of Prague
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The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. V ...
(?)''
* 1088–1091 Vezel
* 1091–1096
Ondřej Ondřej ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew.
* Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier
* Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player
* Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer
* Ondřej Cverna (bor ...
*1096–1099 Jindřich (?)
* 1097/1099–1104
Petr I
* 1104–1126
Jan II
* 1126–1150
Jindřich Zdík
Jindřich Zdík (also anglicized as ''Henry Zdík'') (c. 1083 – 1150 in Prague) was bishop of Olomouc from 1126 to 1150.
Biography
Zdík went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1137/1138. While he was there, Rorgo Fretellus of Nazareth dedic ...
* 1151–1157
Jan III of Litomyšl
* 1157–1172
Jan IV
* 1172–1182
Dětleb
* 1182–1184
Pelhřim
* 1184–1194 Kaim (
Chaim von Böhmen
The name ''Haim'' can be a first name or surname originating in the Hebrew language, or deriving from the Old German name ''Haimo''.
Hebrew etymology
Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Haim ...
)
* 1194–1199
Engelbert von Brabant
* 1199–1201
Jan V
Jan V of Zator ( pl, Jan V zatorski; before 1455 – 17 September 1513), was a Duke of Zator during 1468–1474 (with his three brothers as co-rulers), ruler over the western half of Zator from 1474 to 1494 (with his brother Władysław as his co- ...
* 1201–1240
Robert
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* 1241–1245
Konrád of Freiberk
* 1245–1281
Bruno von Schauenburg
Bruno von Schauenburg (also known as Bruno Olomucensis; 1205 – 1 or 17 February 1281 in Kroměříž) was a nobleman and Catholic priest of German descent, bishop of Olomouc in 1245–1281. He was one of the main advisors and diplomats of the ...
* 1281–1302
Dětřich
* 1302–1311
Jan VI of Waldstein
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
* 1311–1316
Petr II
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Given name
* Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, econo ...
* 1316–1326
Konrád I
* 1327–1333
Jindřich Berka of Dubá
Jindřich is a given name. It is the Czech version of the English name Henry.
People with the name include:
* Jindřich Bačkovský (1912–2000), Czech physicist
* Jindřich Balcar (born 1950), Czechoslovak ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1 ...
* 1334–1351
Jan Volek
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
* 1351–1364
Jan Očko of Vlašim
Jan Očko of Vlašim ( cs, Jan Očko z Vlašimi; Jan VIII as the Bishop of Olomouc) (? – died 1380), from the family of the House of Vlašim, was the second Archbishop of Prague (1364–1378). He was the uncle to his successor Jan of Jenštejn ...
* 1364–1380
John of Neumarkt
John of Neumarkt also Johannes von Neumarkt ( la, Ioannes de Novo Foro, cs, Jan ze Středy; 1310 in Neumarkt – 24 December 1380 in Modřice, Moravia) was Chancellor of Emperor Charles IV, appointed Bishop of Naumburg, Bishop of Litomyšl, ...
* 1381–1387
Petr III
* 1387
Jan X Soběslav
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
* 1388–1397
Mikuláš of Riesenburk
* 1398–1403
Jan XI
* 1403–1408
Ladislav of Kravaře
* 1409–1412
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 ...
* 1412–1416
Václav Králík of Buřenice
* 1416–1430
Jan XII Železný
*: 1416–1448
Also Slavatzki
* 1430–1434
Konrád III of Zvole
* 1434–1450
Pavel of Miličín
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* 1450–1454
Jan XIII
* 1454–1457
Bohuslav of Zvole
* 1457–1482
Protas Černohorský of Boskovice
* 1483/4–1490
John Filipec
John Filipec ( cz, Jan Filipec z Prostějova, hu, Pruisz Filipec János; according to the official list of bishops of Oradea/Várad:''Johannes IX. Filipecz de Prosznicz''; 1431 – 28 June 1509) was an advisor of the kings Matthias Corvinus a ...
* 1487–1489
Jan Vitéz mladší
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
* 1489–1493
Ardicino della Porta
* 1493–1497
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el mayor
Juan de Borja Lanzol (Llançol) de Romaní, el mayor (1446 – August 1, 1503) was the first of ten cardinal-nephews elevated by Pope Alexander VI, the cousin of his father, Galcerán de Borja y Moncada.
Biography
Borja was the son of Galcer ...
* 1497–1540
Stanislav I Thurzo
* 1540–1541
Bernard Zoubek of Zdětín
* 1541–1553
Jan Dubravius
Jo(h)annes Dubravius (c. 1486 in Plzeň – 9 September 1553 in Kroměříž) was a Czechs, Czech churchman, humanist and writer. He became the bishop of Olomouc. His name is given also as Jan Dubravius or Janus Dubravius, Jan Skála z Doubravky an ...
* 1553–1565
Marek Khuen of Olomouc
* 1565–1572
Vilém Prusinovský z Víckova
Vilém Prusinovský z Víckova (in German: William Prusinowsky von Wiczkov) (1534 – June 16, 1572) was a bishop of Olomouc in 1565–1572. He started his office in the times of Catholic-Protestant controversy and followed the policy of the Coun ...
* 1572–1574
Jan XVII Grodecký
* 1574–1575
Tomáš Albín of Helfenburk Tomáš () is a Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas (name), Thomas.
It may refer to:
* Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia
* Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), ...
* 1576–1578
Jan XVIII
* 1579–1599
Stanislav II Pavlovský Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
* Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, C ...
* 1599–1636
Franz von Dietrichstein
Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein ( cs, František Serafín z Ditrichštejna, 22 August 1570 – 19 September 1636), of the Austrian and Moravian House of Dietrichstein, was Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor (Landeshauptmann) ...
* 1636–1637
Jan XIX Arnošt of Plattenstein
* 1637–1662
Leopold Wilhelm
* 1663–1664
Charles Joseph
* 1664–1695
Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn
* 1695–1711
Charles Joseph of Lorraine
Charles Joseph John Anthony Ignace Felix of Lorraine (german: Karl Joseph Anton Johann Ignaz Felix von Lothringen), also known as ''Charles III'' in his capacity as the bishop of Olomouc (24 November 1680 – 4 December 1715), was a German prela ...
* 1711–1738
Wolfgang Schrattenbach
* 1738–1745
Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn
* 1745–1758
Ferdinand Julius Troyer of Troyerstein
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* 1758–1760
Leopold II Fridrich of Egkh
* 1761–1776
Maximilian Reichsgraf von Hamilton
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The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names.
List of people
Monarchs
*Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459 ...
Archbishops of Olomouc
* 1777–1811
Antonín Theodor Colloredo-Waldsee
* 1811–1819
Maria Tadeáš Trauttmansdorff
* 1819–1831
Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen
Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olomouc (8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was ...
* 1831–1836
Ferdinand Maria Chotek
* 1836–1853
Maxmilián Josef Sommerau-Beckh
* 1853–1892
Bedřich z Fürstenberka
* 1893–1904
Theodor Kohn
* 1904–1915
Franziskus von Sales Bauer
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* 1916–1920
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 ...
* 1921–1923
Antonín Cyril Stojan
* 1923–1947
Leopold Prečan
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* Leopold (given name)
* Leopold (surname)
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* Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ...
* 1948–1961
Josef Karel Matocha
*: bishop
Josef Vrana
Josef Vrana (17 October 1905, in Stříbrnice – 30 November 1987, in Olomouc) was the administrator of the archbishopric of Olomouc, as well as titular bishop of Octabia. (apostolic administrator 1973–1987)
* 1989–1991
František Vaňák
* since 1992
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 ...
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Bishops of Olomouc
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 ...
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 ...
Bishops and archbishops of Olomouc
Archbishops of Olomouc