List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic

The Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, joint in the national Czech Episcopal Conference, comprises :

• a Latin hierarchy, consisting of two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishopric, with a total of six suffragan dioceses
• an Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate, covering the whole Czech Republic.

There are no other exempt Latin jurisdictions.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to the Czech Republic as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level).

Current Latin dioceses

Ecclesiastical Province of Bohemia (Prague)

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague
• Diocese of České Budějovice
• Diocese of Hradec Králové
• Diocese of Litoměřice
• Diocese of Plzeň

Ecclesiastical Province of Moravia and Czech Silesia (Olomouc)

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc
• Diocese of Brno
• Diocese of Ostrava-Opava

Current Eastern Catholic jurisdiction

exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See

Ruthenian Catholic Church

Byzantine Rite

• Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic

Defunct jurisdictions

All Latin

Titular See

One Episcopal titular bishopric : Diocese of Litomyšl

Other

• Apostolic Administration of Český Těšín (merged into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc)

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections.
• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.