Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice

Diocese of České Budějovice Dioecesis Budovicensis Biskupství českobudějovické
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Ecclesiastical province	Prague
Statistics
Area	12,500 km^2 (4,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 750,860 286,460 (38.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Nicholas
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vlastimil Kročil
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jan Graubner
Auxiliary Bishops	Pavel Posád
Map
Website
bcb.cz

St. Nicholas cathedral

The Diocese of České Budějovice (Latin: Dioecesis Budovicensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It is situated almost entirely in Bohemia, with only small eastern section in Moravia. The diocese was founded on 20 September 1785, and its area is 12 500 km². Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche was its first diocesan bishop and Vlastimil Kročil is its current bishop.^[1]

Statistics

• Area: 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi)
• Residents/Catholics: 760,000/220,000
• Divisions: 11 vicarates, 361 parishes

See also

• List of bishops of České Budějovice
• Reorganization of occupied dioceses during World War II
• St. Catherine of Boletice

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine". press.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

• Official Website of diocese (Czech)

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