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Diocese of Plzeň

Dioecesis Pilznensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Tomáš Holub, Bishop
  • František Radkovský, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 31 May 1993
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 9,661 (3,731 Square Miles)
  • Description: Pilsen, Karlovy Vary, and parts of Usti and Central Bohemia
  • Official Web Site: https://www.bip.cz
  • Mailing Address: Biskupstvi plzenske, nam. Republiky 234/35, 301 00 Plzen, Ceska Republika
  • Telephone: 377.22.31.12

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
31 May 1993ErectedDiocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Domazlice, Nepomuk, and Klatovy)
Diocese of Litoměřice (Zatec and Chomutov)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Plzen, Plzen - sever, Rokycany, Rakovnik, Tachov, Cheb, Sokolov, and Karlovy Vary)
Diocese of Plzeň (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999242,000799,00030.3%68331012,39644013324ap2000
2000242,000799,00030.3%75311062,28343611324ap2001
2001242,000799,00030.3%73331062,28343811325ap2002
2002144,775830,96617.4%68331011,43343811325ap2003
2003144,775830,96617.4%6530951,5234369325ap2004
2004144,775830,96617.4%6533981,47743911325ap2005
2013145,000836,00017.3%6530951,5266441771ap2014
2016118,500836,50014.2%5826841,4106401869ap2017
2019117,800839,95014.0%6237991,1897541869ap2020
2021117,000857,00013.7%5939981,1936561968ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 977, and Page 978

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