Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice
Diocese of Litoměřice Dioecesis Litomericensis Diecéze Litoměřice | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Prague |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,380 km2 (3,620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,363,000 161,464 (11.8%) |
| Parishes | 437 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedrála sv. Štěpána (Cathedral of St. Stephen) |
| Patron saint | Zdislava Berka |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stanislav Přibyl |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jan Graubner |
| Vicar General | Martin Davídek |
| Bishops emeritus | Jan Baxant |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Litoměřice (dark blue) | |
| Website | |
| dltm.cz | |
The Diocese of Litoměřice (Latin: Litomericensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church based in the town of Litoměřice in the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.
History
On July 3, 1655, the Diocese of Litoměřice was created out of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha.
Leadership
('Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava')
- Bishops of Litoměřice
- Maxmilián Rudolf Schleinitz (July 5, 1655 – October 13, 1675)
- Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (October 30, 1675 – April 12, 1709)
- Hugo František von Königsegg-Rothenfels (August 6, 1709 – September 6, 1720)
- Johann Adam Reichsgraf von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz (January 9, 1721 – June 2, 1733)
- Moritz Adolf Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz (July 4, 1733 – June 20, 1759)
- Emmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein (July 19, 1759 – December 7, 1789)
- Ferdinand Kindermann (February 4, 1790 – May 25, 1801)
- Václav Leopold Chlumčanský (October 15, 1801 – March 15, 1815)
- Josef František Hurdálek (December 18, 1815 – September 28, 1822)
- Vinzenz Eduard Milde (January 16, 1823 – March 19, 1832)
- Augustin Bartoloměj Hille (July 2, 1832 – April 26, 1865)
- Augustin Pavel Wahala (January 8, 1866 – September 10, 1877)
- Antonín Ludvík Frind (May 15, 1879 – October 18, 1881)
- Emanuel Jan Schöbel (July 3, 1882 – November 28, 1909)
- Josef Gross (April 20, 1910 – January 20, 1931)
- Antonín Alois Weber (October 22, 1931 – March 10, 1947)
- Štěpán Trochta (September 27, 1947 – April 6, 1974)
- Josef Koukl (July 26, 1989 – December 24, 2003)
- Pavel Posád (December 24, 2003 – January 26, 2008)
- Dominik Duka (apostolic administrator November 6, 2004 – October 4, 2008)
- Jan Baxant (October 4, 2008 – present)
Patron saints
Patron saints of the Diocese of Litoměřice include: Zdislava Berka (primary), Stephen, Felix and Victorinus of Pettau.[1]
See also
References
Sources
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