The Diocese 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 ...
( la, Dioecesis Budovicensis) is a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
diocese
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 associa ...
. It is situated almost entirely in
Bohemia, with only small eastern section in
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
. The diocese was founded on 20 September 1785, and its area is 12 500 km².
Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche
Johann Prokop von Schaffgotsch or Johann Prokop Graf von Schaffgotsch Freiherr von Kynast und Greiffenstein; Czech: Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche (22 May 1748, Prague – 8 May 1813, Budweis) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop. He was an auxil ...
was its first diocesan bishop and
Vlastimil Kročil
Vlastimil Kročil (born 10 May 1961 in Brno) is a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman. He is the current Bishop of Budweis.
Life
After graduating in 1986 he was rejected three times for the Theological Faculty in Litoměřice. He moved to Italy, w ...
is its current bishop.
Statistics
*Area:
*Residents/Catholics: 760,000/220,000
*Divisions: 11
vicarates, 361
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
es
See also
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List of bishops of České Budějovice
Bishop of České Budějovice is the dioceses, diocesan bishop of the Diocese of České Budějovice, which covers the south of Bohemia and small tail of southwest Moravia.
#Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche (1785–1813)
#Arnošt Konstantin Růžičk ...
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Reorganization of occupied dioceses during World War II
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St. Catherine of Boletice
St. Catherine of Boletice is an excellent carving from the late phase of the Beautiful style (1400-1410), which comes from a Prague workshop. It is on display in the permanent exhibition of the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery in Hluboká nad Vltavou. ...
References
External links
Official Website of diocese(Czech)
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České Budějovice
Religious organizations established in 1785