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Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}

Archidioecesis Pragensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jan Graubner, Archbishop
  • Václav Malý, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Zdenek Wasserbauer, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P., Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Karel Herbst, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 30 April 1344
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 8,765 (3,385 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.apha.cz/
  • Mailing Address: Arcibiskupska Kurie, Hradcanske nam. 56/16, 119 02 Praha 1, Ceska Republika
  • Telephone: 220.39.21.23

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Praha
973ErectedDiocese of Regensburg Diocese of Praha (erected)
1000Territory LostDiocese of Meißen (Meissen)
Diocese of Praha
Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau) (erected)
1063Territory LostDiocese of Praha Diocese of Olomouc (Olmütz) (erected)
30 April 1344Territory LostDiocese of Praha Diocese of Litomyšl (erected)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
30 April 1344ElevatedDiocese of Praha Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
1474Territory AddedDiocese of Litomyšl (suppressed) Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
3 July 1655Territory LostArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} Diocese of Litoměřice (erected)
10 November 1664Territory LostArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} Diocese of Hradec Králové (erected)
20 September 1785Territory LostArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} Diocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis} (erected)
28 June 1972Territory LostDiocese of Meißen (Meissen) (Biedrzychowice, Bogatynia, Dzialoszyn, Krzewina, Opolno Zdrój, and Zatonie)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Bystrzyca Klodzka, Klodzko, Nowa Ruda, and Polanica Zdroj)
Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese 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)
31 May 1993Territory AddedDiocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Zlaté Hory-Kamberk)
Diocese of Hradec Králové (Borovnice, Křivsoudov, Cechtice, Zhoř, Sadská, Chleby, Velim, Předhradí, Nebovidy, Ratboř, Suchdol, Solpysky, Košice, Pravonín, Sudějov, Cestín, Petrovice II, Kácov, Zruč nad Sázavou, Soutice, Keblov, Dolní Královic...)
Diocese of Litoměřice (Nymburk, Veleliby, Kostomlaty, Vsejany, Milovice, and Lysá nad Labem)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of Hradec Králové (Křešín, Košetice, Vyklantice, Lukavec, Větrn ý Jeníkov, Branišov, Smrčná, Vyskytná, and Dušejov)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Milín-Slivice, Třebsko, Smolotely, Kluóenice, Střeziměř, Vrcholtovice, and Pecice)
Diocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}
31 May 1993Territory LostArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Sány and Ohaře) Diocese of Hradec Králové
31 May 1993Territory LostArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Počáply, Libotenice, Doksany, Dolanky, and Chotětov) Diocese of Litoměřice

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
19492,052,1542,943,86869.7%6073149212,2283481,710604ap1951
19701,600,0002,620,00061.1%595927,11859486835ap1971
19801,365,0002,740,00049.8%329974263,20497381579ap1981
19901,190,0002,810,00042.3%261663273,63966169579ap1991
1999604,0002,144,00028.2%1601332932,06114228366380ap2000
2000600,0002,140,00028.0%1931523451,73917238311379ap2001
2001604,5002,140,00028.2%1831553381,78817228292376ap2002
2002604,5002,144,00028.2%1911483391,78318224328378ap2003
2003485,6142,062,18923.5%2161613771,28820227284378ap2004
2004488,0002,069,58523.6%2011753761,29721245328378ap2005
2013373,8002,066,00018.1%1801483281,13931200335140ap2014
2016558,8002,319,00024.1%1801543341,67337220320145ap2017
2019559,8002,322,70024.1%1671383051,83536203283148ap2020
2021565,1502,344,80024.1%1631433061,84636196264147ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Praha
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 408
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 303
  • Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 408, and Page 409
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 219
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 279
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 288
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 323
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 347, and Page 348
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 106, and Page 107

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