Diocese of Litoměřice

Dioecesis Litomericensis

Bishop(s)

Jan Baxant, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3 July 1655
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Czech Republic
Square Kilometers: 9,380 (3,623 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.biskupstvi-ltm.cz/
Mailing Address: Domske nam. 9, 412 88 Litomerice, Ceska Republika
Telephone: (0416)731.448
Fax: 731.449

Past and Present Ordinaries

Maxmilián Rudolf Schleinitz † (2 Jul 1655 Appointed - 13 Oct 1675 Died)
Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (Šternberka) † (22 Jun 1676 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1709 Died)
Hugo František (Franz) von Königsegg-Rothenfels † (26 Jan 1711 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1720 Died)
Johann Adam von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz † (24 Sep 1721 Confirmed - 2 Jun 1733 Died)
Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský) † (1 Oct 1733 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1759 Died)
Emmanuel Ernst von Waldstein † (28 Jan 1760 Confirmed - 7 Dec 1789 Died)
Ferdinand Kindermann † (29 Mar 1790 Confirmed - 25 May 1801 Died)
Václav (Wenzel) Léopold von Chlumčansky † (29 Mar 1802 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1815 Confirmed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Josef František Hurdalek † (18 Dec 1815 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1822 Retired)
Vinzenz Eduard Milde † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1832 Confirmed, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna})
Augustin Bartolomej Hille † (2 Jul 1832 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1865 Died)
Augustin Pavel Wahala † (8 Jan 1866 Confirmed - 10 Sep 1877 Died)
Antonín Ludvík Frind † (15 May 1879 Confirmed - 28 Oct 1881 Died)
Emanuel Jan Schöbel † (3 Jul 1882 Confirmed - 28 Nov 1909 Died)
Josef Jindrich Gross † (20 Apr 1910 Appointed - 20 Jan 1931 Died)
Antonin Alois Weber † (22 Oct 1931 Appointed - 10 Mar 1947 Resigned)
Stepán Trochta, S.D.B. † (27 Sep 1947 Appointed - 6 Apr 1974 Died)
Josef Koukl † (26 Jul 1989 Appointed - 24 Dec 2003 Retired)
Pavel Posád (24 Dec 2003 Appointed - 26 Jan 2008 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis})
Jan Baxant (4 Oct 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 July 1655	Erected	Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}	Diocese of Litoměřice (erected)
31 May 1993	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis} Diocese of Litoměřice Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}	Diocese of Plzeň (erected)

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

1948 1,500,000 .0% 268 83 351 0 180 637 449 ap1951

1970 1,257,488 .0% 143 143 0 433 ap1971

1980 929,000 1,378,000 67.4% 144 65 209 4,444 65 781 433 ap1981

1990 984,000 1,473,000 66.8% 123 47 170 5,788 47 537 433 ap1991

1999 279,392 1,310,476 21.3% 87 47 134 2,085 11 50 121 437 ap2000

2000 278,121 1,310,476 21.2% 81 43 124 2,242 11 46 90 437 ap2001

2001 278,100 1,310,476 21.2% 90 37 127 2,189 10 38 77 437 ap2002

2002 189,200 1,310,476 14.4% 82 37 119 1,589 13 38 67 437 ap2003

2003 277,736 1,335,154 20.8% 96 47 143 1,942 14 49 53 437 ap2004

2004 276,000 1,335,154 20.7% 101 43 144 1,916 13 44 59 437 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1948		1,500,000	.0%	268	83	351	0		180	637	449	ap1951
1970		1,257,488	.0%	143		143	0				433	ap1971
1980	929,000	1,378,000	67.4%	144	65	209	4,444		65	781	433	ap1981
1990	984,000	1,473,000	66.8%	123	47	170	5,788		47	537	433	ap1991
1999	279,392	1,310,476	21.3%	87	47	134	2,085	11	50	121	437	ap2000
2000	278,121	1,310,476	21.2%	81	43	124	2,242	11	46	90	437	ap2001
2001	278,100	1,310,476	21.2%	90	37	127	2,189	10	38	77	437	ap2002
2002	189,200	1,310,476	14.4%	82	37	119	1,589	13	38	67	437	ap2003
2003	277,736	1,335,154	20.8%	96	47	143	1,942	14	49	53	437	ap2004
2004	276,000	1,335,154	20.7%	101	43	144	1,916	13	44	59	437	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Jan Baxant (Bishop: 4 Oct 2008 - )
Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator: 6 Nov 2004 to 4 Oct 2008)
Pavel Posád (Bishop: 24 Dec 2003 to 26 Jan 2008)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Franz Bernert † (Priest: 4 Aug 1834 to 28 Jan 1876)
Antonín Čech † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1923 to 26 Aug 1929)
Václav (Wenzel) Léopold von Chlumčansky † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1802 to 15 Mar 1815)
Joseph Dittrich † (Priest: 20 Aug 1818 to 20 Apr 1846)
Antonín Ludvík Frind † (Bishop: 15 May 1879 to 28 Oct 1881)
Václav Antonin Frind † (Priest: 29 Jun 1866 to 27 Jul 1901)
Josef Jindrich Gross † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1910 to 20 Jan 1931)
Augustin Bartolomej Hille † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1832 to 26 Apr 1865)
Josef František Hurdalek † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1815 to 18 Dec 1822)
Adolf Kindermann † (Priest: 5 Apr 1924 to 11 Jul 1966)
Ferdinand Kindermann † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1790 to 25 May 1801)
Hugo František (Franz) von Königsegg-Rothenfels † (Priest: 4 Apr 1705; Bishop: 26 Jan 1711 to 6 Sep 1720)
František Kordač † (Priest: 15 Jun 1878 to 16 Sep 1919)
Josef Koukl † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1989 to 24 Dec 2003)
Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann † (Priest: 15 Aug 1808 to 1815)
Vinzenz Eduard Milde † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 24 Feb 1832)
Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen-Zeitz (Saský) † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1733 to 20 Jun 1759)
Maxmilián Rudolf Schleinitz † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1655 to 13 Oct 1675)
Emanuel Jan Schöbel † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1882 to 28 Nov 1909)
Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (Šternberka) † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1676 to 12 Apr 1709)
Stepán Trochta, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1947 to 6 Apr 1974)
Augustin Pavel Wahala † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1866 to 10 Sep 1877)
Emmanuel Ernst von Waldstein † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1760 to 7 Dec 1789)
Antonin Alois Weber † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1931 to 10 Mar 1947)
Johann Adam von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1721 to 2 Jun 1733)