Hradec Králové (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jan Vokál, Bishop
Josef Kajnek, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 10 November 1664
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Czech Republic
Square Kilometers: 11,650 (4,499 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diecezehk.cz/
Mailing Address: Biskupsvi kralovehradecke, Velke nam. 35, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Ceska Republika
Telephone: 49.50.63.606
Fax: 49.55.12.850

Past and Present Ordinaries

Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg, O.S.B. † (10 Nov 1664 Appointed - 11 Mar 1669 Confirmed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Johann Friedrich von Waldstein † (27 Nov 1673 Confirmed - 2 Dec 1675 Confirmed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Johann Franz Christoph von Talmberg † (19 Oct 1676 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1698 Died)
Gottfried Kapaun von Swoykow † (18 May 1699 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1701 Died)
Tobias Johannes Becker † (3 Apr 1702 Confirmed - 11 Sep 1710 Died)
Johann Adam von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz † (12 May 1711 Confirmed - 24 Sep 1721 Confirmed, Bishop of Litoměřice)
Wenzel Franz Karl Koschinsky von Koschín † (1 Dec 1721 Confirmed - 26 Mar 1731 Died)
Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský) † (3 Mar 1732 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1733 Confirmed, Bishop of Litoměřice)
Johann Joseph von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz † (18 Dec 1733 Confirmed - 11 Sep 1753 Died)
Anton Peter Przichowsky von Przichowitz † (14 Jan 1754 Appointed - 26 Oct 1763 Resigned)
Hermann Hannibal von Blümegen † (9 Apr 1764 Confirmed - 17 Oct 1774 Died)
Johann Andreas Kaiser † (17 Jul 1775 Confirmed - 5 May 1776 Died)
Joseph Adam Arco † (15 Jul 1776 Appointed - 1 Jan 1780 Appointed, Bishop of Seckau)
Johann Leopold von Hay † (11 Dec 1780 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1794 Died)
Maria-Thaddeus von Trauttmansdorf Wiensberg † (1 Jul 1795 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1815 Confirmed, Archbishop of Olomouc)
Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat † (15 Mar 1815 Appointed - 28 Feb 1831 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Karel Boromejský Hanl z Kirchtreu † (24 Feb 1832 Appointed - 1874 Died)
Josef Jan Hais † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - 27 Oct 1892 Died)
Eduard Jan Brynyck † (19 Jan 1893 Appointed - 20 Nov 1902 Died)
Josef Doubrava † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 22 Feb 1921 Died)
Karel Boromejský Kaspar † (13 Jun 1921 Appointed - 22 Oct 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Maurizio Picha † (22 Oct 1931 Appointed - 12 Nov 1956 Died)
Karel Otčenášek † (21 Dec 1989 Appointed - 6 Jun 1998 Retired)
Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. (6 Jun 1998 Appointed - 13 Feb 2010 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Jan Vokál (3 Mar 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10 November 1664	Erected	Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}	Diocese of Hradec Králové (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 913,606 1,294,702 70.6% 612 50 662 1,380 66 729 477 ap1951

1970 827,230 1,336,650 61.9% 325 51 376 2,200 51 955 477 ap1971

1980 805,000 1,344,000 59.9% 253 39 292 2,756 39 629 476 ap1981

1990 825,000 1,376,000 60.0% 195 49 244 3,381 49 477 ap1991

1999 470,000 1,220,000 38.5% 163 39 202 2,326 16 47 343 447 ap2000

2000 470,000 1,220,000 38.5% 156 47 203 2,315 17 67 330 447 ap2001

2001 470,000 1,220,000 38.5% 161 50 211 2,227 17 64 320 447 ap2002

2002 470,000 1,220,000 38.5% 158 51 209 2,248 19 63 322 447 ap2003

2003 470,000 1,220,000 38.5% 182 49 231 2,034 16 57 296 447 ap2004

2004 450,000 1,260,000 35.7% 163 47 210 2,142 18 55 286 447 ap2005

2006 450,000 1,260,000 35.7% 164 49 213 2,112 26 63 259 444 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	913,606	1,294,702	70.6%	612	50	662	1,380		66	729	477	ap1951
1970	827,230	1,336,650	61.9%	325	51	376	2,200		51	955	477	ap1971
1980	805,000	1,344,000	59.9%	253	39	292	2,756		39	629	476	ap1981
1990	825,000	1,376,000	60.0%	195	49	244	3,381		49		477	ap1991
1999	470,000	1,220,000	38.5%	163	39	202	2,326	16	47	343	447	ap2000
2000	470,000	1,220,000	38.5%	156	47	203	2,315	17	67	330	447	ap2001
2001	470,000	1,220,000	38.5%	161	50	211	2,227	17	64	320	447	ap2002
2002	470,000	1,220,000	38.5%	158	51	209	2,248	19	63	322	447	ap2003
2003	470,000	1,220,000	38.5%	182	49	231	2,034	16	57	296	447	ap2004
2004	450,000	1,260,000	35.7%	163	47	210	2,142	18	55	286	447	ap2005
2006	450,000	1,260,000	35.7%	164	49	213	2,112	26	63	259	444	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joseph Adam Arco † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1776 to 1 Jan 1780)
Tobias Johannes Becker † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1702 to 11 Sep 1710)
Hermann Hannibal von Blümegen † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1764 to 17 Oct 1774)
Eduard Jan Brynyck † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 20 Nov 1902)
Josef Doubrava † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1903 to 22 Feb 1921)
Antonio Eltschkner † (Priest: 18 Mar 1905 to 10 Feb 1933)
Josef Jan Hais † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1875 to 27 Oct 1892)
Karel Boromejský Hanl z Kirchtreu † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 1874)
Johann Leopold von Hay † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1780 to 1 Jun 1794)
Johann Andreas Kaiser † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1775 to 5 May 1776)
Gottfried Kapaun von Swoykow † (Bishop: 18 May 1699 to 18 Sep 1701)
Karel Boromejský Kaspar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1920; Bishop: 13 Jun 1921 to 22 Oct 1931)
Wenzel Franz Karl Koschinsky von Koschín † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1721 to 26 Mar 1731)
Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1815 to 28 Feb 1831)
Karel Otčenášek † (Priest: 17 Mar 1945; Apostolic Administrator: 30 Mar 1950; Bishop: 21 Dec 1989 to 6 Jun 1998)
Maurizio Picha † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1931 to 12 Nov 1956)
Anton Peter Przichowsky von Przichowitz † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 14 Jan 1754 to 26 Oct 1763)
Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský) † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1732 to 1 Oct 1733)
Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1664 to 11 Mar 1669)
Johann Franz Christoph von Talmberg † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1676 to 3 Apr 1698)
Maria-Thaddeus von Trauttmansdorf Wiensberg † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1795 to 15 Mar 1815)
Johann Friedrich von Waldstein † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1673 to 2 Dec 1675)
Johann Adam von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz † (Bishop: 12 May 1711 to 24 Sep 1721)
Johann Joseph von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1733 to 11 Sep 1753)

Diocese of Hradec Králové

Dioecesis Riginae Gradecensis (seu Reginohradicensis)

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased