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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzeň ( la, Pilznen(sis)) is a
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 associ ...
located in the city 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 fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabitants. The city is known worldwid ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
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

* May 31, 1993: Established as Diocese of Plzeň from the
Diocese of České Budějovice 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 ...
, Diocese of Litoměřice and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha


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 ...
s of Plzeň (Roman rite) ** Bishop František Radkovský (May 31, 1993) ** Bishop Tomas Holub (April 30, 2016)


Churches

* Church of All Saints (Plzeň)


See also

* Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic


Sources


GCatholic.org



Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic Christian organizations established in 1993 Plzeň Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub