The Diocese of Hradec Králové (, ) is a
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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located in the city of
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...
in the
Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.
History
On 10 November 1664, the diocese was established from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague.
On 28 June 1972,
Pope Paul VI
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– by his
Apostolic constitution
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By their nature, apostolic constitutions are addressed to the public. Generic constitutions use ...
''Episcoporum Poloniae coetus'' – redrew boundaries of a number of Polish, Czech, and German dioceses, removing the
County of Kladsko area from the Diocese of Hradec Králové and assigning it to the neighbouring
Archdiocese of Wrocław.
[Paulus VI: Const. Apost. ]
Episcoporum Poloniae coetus
', AAS 64 (1972), n. 10, pp. 657seq.
Leadership
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Bishop
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s of Hradec Králové
**
Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg, (10 November 1664 – 11 March 1669), appointed
Archbishop of Prague
**
Johann Friedrich Reichsgraf von Waldstein (16 June 1668 – 2 December 1675), appointed Archbishop of Prague
**
Johann Franz Christoph Freiherr von Talmberg (15 January 1676 – 3 April 1698)
**
Gottfried Freiherr Kapaun von Swoykow (23 September 1698 – 18 September 1701)
**
Tobias Johannes Becker (24 November 1701 – 11 September 1710)
**
Johann Adam Reichsgraf von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz (12 November 1710 – 24 September 1721), appointed
Bishop of Litoměřice
**
Wenzel Franz Karl Reichsfreiherr Koschinsky von Koschín (9 January 1721 – 26 March 1731)
**
Moritz Adolf Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz (8 October 1731 – 1 October 1733), appointed Bishop of Litoměřice
**
Johann Joseph von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz (6 July 1733 – 11 September 1753)
**
Anton Peter Graf Przichowsky von Przichowitz (29 September 1753 – 26 October 1763)
**
Hermann Hannibal Reichsgraf von Blümegen (5 November 1763 – 17 October 1774)
**
Johann Andreas Kayser von Kaysern (14 May 1775 – 5 May 1776)
** (15 July 1776 – 1 January 1780), appointed
Bishop of Seckau, Austria
**
Johann Leopold Ritter von Hay (29 July 1780 – 1 June 1794)
**
Maria-Thaddeus von Trauttmansdorf-Wiesnberg (1 July 1795 – 26 November 1811), appointed
Archbishop of Olomouc
**
Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat
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(15 March 1815 – 28 February 1831), appointed Archbishop of Prague
**
Karel Boromejský Hanl z Kirchtreu (24 February 1832 – 1874)
**
Josef Jan Hais (5 July 1875 – 27 October 1892)
**
Eduard Jan Brynyck (19 January 1893 – 20 November 1902)
**
Josef Doubrava (22 June 1903 – 22 February 1921)
**
Karel Kašpar (13 June 1921 – 22 October 1931), appointed Archbishop of Prague
**
Maurizio Picha (22 October 1931 – 12 November 1956)
**
Karel Otčenášek (
apostolic administrator
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30 March 1950 – 21 December 1989); ''see below''
** Karel Otčenášek (21 December 1989 – 6 June 1998); ''see above''
**
Dominik Duka, (6 June 1998 – 13 February 2010), appointed Archbishop of Prague
**
Jan Vokál (3 March 2011 – present)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic
Sources
Diocese website
Notes
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Roman Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic
Religious organizations established in the 1660s
1664 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century