List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic

Map of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic

The Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, joint in the national Czech Episcopal Conference, comprises :

• a Latin hierarchy, consisting of two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishopric, with a total of six suffragan dioceses
• an Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate, covering the whole Czech Republic.

There are no other exempt Latin jurisdictions.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to the Czech Republic as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level).

Current Latin dioceses

Ecclesiastical Province of Bohemia (Prague)

• Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Hradec Králové
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzeň

Ecclesiastical Province of Moravia and Czech Silesia (Olomouc)

• Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava

Current Eastern Catholic jurisdiction

exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See

Ruthenian Catholic Church

Byzantine Rite

• Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic

Defunct jurisdictions

All Latin

Titular See

One Episcopal titular bishopric : Diocese of Litomyšl

Other

• Apostolic Administration of Český Těšín (merged into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc)

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections.
• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.