The following is a list of
diocesan
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...
bishop
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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 () was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located near the Free Imperial City of Regensburg in Bavaria. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolu ...
(?)''
*976–981 Vratislav (?)
*''981–991 united with the
Bishopric of Regensburg
The Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg () was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located near the Free Imperial City of Regensburg in Bavaria. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolu ...
(?)''
*''991–1063 united with the
Bishopric of Prague (?)''
* 1063–1086
Jan I (Johann I von Brenau)
*''1086–1088 united with the
Bishopric of Prague (?)''
* 1088–1091 Vezel
* 1091–1096
Ondřej Ondřej () is a Czech name, Czech given name, equivalent to Andrew, Andreas etc. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
*Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier
*Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player
*Ondřej Čelůstk ...
*1096–1099 Jindřich (?)
* 1097/1099–1104
Petr I
* 1104–1126
Jan II
* 1126–1150
Jindřich Zdík
Jindřich Zdík (also anglicized as ''Henry Zdík''; – 1150 in Prague) was a Czech bishop and diplomat. He served as bishop of Olomouc from 1126 to 1150. He was a promoter of church reforms and is considered one of the most educated Czechs of ...
* 1151–1157
Jan III of Litomyšl
* 1157–1172
Jan IV
* 1172–1182
Dětleb
* 1182–1184
Pelhřim
* 1184–1194 Kaim (
Chaim von Böhmen)
* 1194–1199
Engelbert von Brabant
* 1199–1201
Jan V
* 1201–1240
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...
* 1241–1245
Konrád of Freiberk
* 1245–1281
Bruno von Schauenburg
* 1281–1302
Dětřich
* 1302–1311
Jan VI of Waldstein
* 1311–1316
Petr II
* 1316–1326
Konrád I
* 1327–1333
Jindřich Berka of Dubá
* 1334–1351
Jan Volek
* 1351–1364
Jan Očko of Vlašim
Jan Očko of Vlašim (; 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.
Biography Early lif ...
* 1364–1380
John of Neumarkt
* 1381–1387
Petr III
* 1387
Jan X Soběslav
* 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 , possibly in Bremen; died 24 December 1431 in Roudnice nad Labem) was Diocese of Verden, Bishop of Verden (1400–1402/1407), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc, ...
* 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
* 1450–1454
Jan XIII
* 1454–1457
Bohuslav of Zvole
* 1457–1482
Protas Černohorský of Boskovice
* 1483/4–1490
John Filipec
* 1487–1489
Jan Vitéz mladší
* 1489–1493
Ardicino della Porta
* 1493–1497
Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el mayor
* 1497–1540
Stanislav I Thurzo
* 1540–1541
Bernard Zoubek of Zdětín
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...
* 1541–1553
Jan Dubravius
Jo(h)annes Dubravius (c. 1486 in Plzeň – 9 September 1553 in Kroměříž) was a 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 and Jan ...
* 1553–1565
Marek Khuen of Olomouc
* 1565–1572
Vilém Prusinovský z Víckova
* 1572–1574
Jan XVII Grodecký
* 1574–1575
Tomáš Albín of Helfenburk
* 1576–1578
Jan XVIII
* 1579–1599
Stanislav II Pavlovský
* 1599–1636
Franz von Dietrichstein
Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein (, 22 August 1570 – 19 September 1636), was an Austrian nobleman and cardinal, member of an ancient House of Dietrichstein, was the 1st Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor ( Landeshauptman ...
* 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
* 1711–1738
Wolfgang Schrattenbach
* 1738–1745
Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn
* 1745–1758
Ferdinand Julius Troyer of Troyerstein
* 1758–1760
Leopold II Fridrich of Egkh
* 1761–1776
Maximilian Reichsgraf von Hamilton
Archbishops of Olomouc
* 1777–1811
Antonín Theodor Colloredo-Waldsee
Antonín Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee (also: ''Colloredo-Waldsee-Melz'' or ''Colloredo-Melz und Waldsee'') (17 July 1729 – 12 November 1811) was a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Antonín was ...
* 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 wa ...
* 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
* 1916–1920
Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
* 1921–1923
Antonín Cyril Stojan
* 1923–1947
Leopold Prečan
* 1948–1961
Josef Karel Matocha
*: bishop
Josef Vrana (apostolic administrator 1973–1987)
* 1989–1991
František Vaňák
* 1992-2022
Jan Graubner
* since 2024
Josef Nuzík
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Bishops And Archbishops Of Olomouc
Roman Catholic bishops of Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
Bishops and archbishops of Olomouc
Roman Catholic archbishops of Olomouc