Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice

Diocese of České Budějovice

Dioecesis Budovicensis

Biskupství českobudějovické
Location
Country Czech Republic
Ecclesiastical provincePrague
Statistics
Area12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
750,860
286,460 (38.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Nicholas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVlastimil Kročil
Metropolitan ArchbishopJan Graubner
Auxiliary BishopsPavel Posád
Map
Website
bcb.cz
St. Nicholas cathedral

The Diocese of České Budějovice (Latin: Dioecesis Budovicensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It is situated almost entirely in Bohemia, with only small eastern section in Moravia. The diocese was founded on 20 September 1785, and its area is 12 500 km2. Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche was its first diocesan bishop and Vlastimil Kročil is its current bishop.[1]

Statistics

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  • Area: 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi)
  • Residents/Catholics: 760,000/220,000
  • Divisions: 11 vicarates, 361 parishes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". press.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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