The Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice la, Litomericen(sis) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

located in the city 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 ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

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 ...

in the Czech Republic.

History

* July 3, 1655: Established as Diocese of Litoměřice from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: ** Bazilika Panny Marie Bolestné,

Krupka Krupka (; german: Graupen) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Ore Mountain Mining Region, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and during the ...

, Ústecký kraj
(''Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows'') ** Bazilika Panny Marie Pomocnice křesťanů,

Jiříkov Jiříkov (; german: Georgswalde) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts of Filipov, Loučné, Nový Jiříkov an ...

, Ústecký kraj
(''Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians'') ** Bazilika sv. Vavřince a sv. Zdislavy,

Jablonné v Podještědí Jablonné v Podještědí (until 1946 Německé Jablonné; german: Deutsch Gabel, until 1901 ''Gabel'') is a town in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and ...

, Liberecký kraj
(''Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava'') ** Bazilika Všech svatých,

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; german: Böhmisch Leipa) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants and it is the most populated town of the Czech Republic without city status. The town centre is well preserved and is p ...

, Liberecký kraj
(''Basilica of All Saints'')

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Litoměřice (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Jan Baxant Jan Baxant (born 8 October 1948) is a Czech Roman Catholic bishop, being the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice since 2008. Biography Early life Baxant was born in a large Catholic family and has five siblings, two sisters and ...

(since 2008.10.04) ** Bishop

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 ...

, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator since 2004.11.06) ** Bishop Pavel Posád (2003.12.24 – 2008.01.26) ** Bishop

Josef Koukl Josef Koukl (8 November 1926 in Brno – 22 May 2010 in Litoměřice) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice, Czech Republic. Ordained to the priesthood on 23 April 1950, Koukl was appointed bishop of the Lit ...

(1989.07.26 – 2003.12.24) **

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Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. (1947.09.27 – 1974.04.06) ** Archbishop Antonín Alois Weber (1931.10.22 – 1947.03.10) ** Bishop Josef Gross (1910.04.20 – 1931.01.20) ** Bishop Emanuel Jan Schöbel (1882 – 1909.11.28) ** Bishop Antonín Ludvík Frind (1879 – 1881.10.18) ** Bishop

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(1866 – 1877.09.10) ** Bishop Augustin Bartoloměj Hille (1832 – 1865.04.26) ** Archbishop

Vinzenz Eduard Milde Vinzenz Eduard Milde (1777, in Brünn, Moravia – 1853 at Vienna) was Prince-Archbishop of Vienna. He was the first Prince-Archbishop and commoner: the see had always hitherto been occupied by a nobleman. Life He entered the "Alumnat" or l ...

(1823.01.16 – 1832.03.19) ** Bishop Josef František Hurdálek (1815.12.18 – 1822.09.28) ** Archbishop Václav Leopold Chlumčanský (1801.10.15 – 1815.03.15) ** Bishop Ferdinand Kindermann (1790.02.04 – 1801.05.25) ** Bishop Emmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein (1759.07.19 – 1789.12.07) ** Bishop

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(1733.07.04 – 1759.06.20) ** Bishop

Johann Adam Reichsgraf von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

(1721.01.09 – 1733.06.02) ** Bishop Hugo František von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1709.08.06 – 1720.09.06) ** Bishop

Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav (disambiguation), Yaroslav or Jarosław (disambiguation), Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Slavic name, Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaros ...

(1675.10.30 – 1709.04.12) ** Bishop Maxmilián Rudolf Schleinitz (1655.07.02 – 1675.10.13)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic Religious organizations established in the 1650s 1655 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century Litoměřice {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

History

Special churches

Leadership

See also

Sources