The Roman Catholic Diocese of Litomyšl (Leitomischl in German) was a medieval Latin Catholic bishopric in

Litomyšl Litomyšl (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is a former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle complex of the Lit ...

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

(then

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, now

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

) and remains a Latin Catholic

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbi ...

History

* On 30 April 1344 the Diocese of Litomyšl / Leitomischl (in Czech) / Lutomislen(sis) (Latin adjective) was established as the second bishopric in

, on territory split off from the first, the then Diocese of Prague. * In 1474 it was suppressed and its territory merged back into the (meanwhile Metropolitan) Archdiocese of Prague.

Ordinaries

(all

Roman Rite The Roman Rite () is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. The Roman Rite governs Rite (Christianity) ...

) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Leitomischl/ Litomyšl'' * Jan,

Norbertines The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular in the Catholic Chur ...

(O. Praem.) (30 April 1344 – death 1353) * Petr Jelito (9 June 1368 – 13 October 1371), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Germany) (13 October 1371 – 1381), Archbishop-Bishop of

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 ...

(

Moravia Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The medieval and early ...

, Czech Republic) (1381–1387) * Jan Soběslav (1380–1387), next Bishop of

(1387–1387) * Jan Václav (28 April 1389 – death 1391) * Johann von Bucka, O. Praem. (1392 – 14 February 1418 ''see below''), next Bishop of Olomouc ( 1 September 141614 February 1418 – death 9 October 1430) but also Apostolic Administrator of Litomyšl (14 February 1418 – 1420), Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (13 August 1421 – 9 October 1430), created

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (27 May 1426 – death 9 October 1430), Apostolic Administrator of Vác (

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) (1429 – 9 October 1430) *''

Apostolic Administrator An apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

Johann von Bucka, O. Praem.'' (''see above'' 14 February 1418 – 1420) * Aleš of Březí (13 May 1420 – death 1441) * Matěj Kučka, O. Praem. (1441 – death 1449) * Jan Bavor, O. Praem. (16 November 1474 – 1478?).

Titular see

In 1970 the diocese was nominally restored as

Titular bishopric A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...

of Litomyšl / Leitomischl / Lutomislen(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank : * Jaroslav Škarvada (18 December 1982 – death 14 June 2010), as

Auxiliary Bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

(18 December 1982 – 25 September 2002) * Pavel Konzbul (21 May 2016 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

(21 May 2016 – ...).

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History

Ordinaries

Titular see

See also

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