Diocese of České Budějovice Dioecesis Budovicensis Biskupství českobudějovické | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Prague |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 750,860 286,460 (38.2%) |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vlastimil Kročil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jan Graubner |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Pavel Posád |
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| Website | |
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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]
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Statistics
- Area: 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi)
- Residents/Catholics: 760,000/220,000
- Divisions: 11 vicarates, 361 parishes
See also
- List of bishops of České Budějovice
- Reorganization of occupied dioceses during World War II
- St. Catherine of Boletice
References
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". press.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
- Official Website of diocese (Czech)
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