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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc

Coordinates: 49°35′45″N 17°15′40″E / 49.59587660°N 17.26112080°E / 49.59587660; 17.26112080
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olomucensis

Metropolitní Arcidiecéze Olomouc
catholic
Cathedral of St. Wenceslaus
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Coordinates49°35′45″N 17°15′40″E / 49.59587660°N 17.26112080°E / 49.59587660; 17.26112080
Statistics
Area10,018 km2 (3,868 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
1,359,847
737,300 (54,2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St. Wenceslaus
Patron saintWenceslaus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopFlavianus Josephus Nouzíckhe[1]
Auxiliary BishopsVacant
Map
Website
www.ado.cz

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc (Czech: Metropolitní Arcidiecéze olomoucká, Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olomucensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. It has its seat in Olomouc.

Special churches

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Its cathedral is Cathedral of St. Wenceslaus in Olomouc and it has three Marian minor basilicas:

  • Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Hostýn, Zlín Region
  • Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius in Velehrad, Zlín Region
  • Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Olomouc, Olomouc Region

Statistics

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As of 2015, it pastorally served 746,900 Catholics (53.0% of 1,410,000 total) on 10,018 km2 in 418 parishes and 2 missions with 343 priests (246 diocesan, 97 religious), 33 deacons, 326 lay religious (117 brothers, 209 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

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Its suffragan sees are :

History

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Established in 1063 as Diocese of Olomouc / Olomucen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the then Diocese of Prague (now Metropolitan) and promoted on 5 December 1777 to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc / Olomucen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Brno). In 1788 it gained territory from the Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau, Silesia), in 1863 exchanged territory with Moravian Diocese of Brno.

Episcopal ordinaries

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See also: List of bishops and archbishops of Olomouc
Suffragan Bishops of Olomouc
Metropolitan Archbishops of Olomouc

Auxiliary bishops

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    • Josef Nuzík (2017.07.05 – 2024.02.09)
    • Antonín Basler (2017.07.05 – )
    • Josef Hrdlička (1990.03.17 – 2017.02.01)
    • Archbishop Jan Graubner (1990.03.17 – 1992.09.28)
    • Cardinal František Tomášek (1949.10.12 – 1977.12.30)
    • Joseph Martin Nathan (1943.04.17 – 1947.01.30)
    • Stanislav Zela (1940.10.11 – 1969.12.06)
    • Giovanni Stavel (1927.04.29 – 1938.11.06)
    • Josef Schinzel (1922.11.14 – 1944.07.28)
    • Guglielmo Blazek (1906.12.06 – 1912.03.05)
    • Carlo Wisnar (1904.11.14 – 1926.04.18)
    • Jan Nepomuk Weinlich (1904.11.14 – 1905.12.24)
    • Gustavo de Belrupt-Tyssac (1880.12.13 – 1895.06.09)
    • Rodolpho von Thysebaert (1842.05.23 – 1868.05.12)
    • Archbishop Alois Josef Schrenk (1838.02.12 – 1838.09.17)
    • Bishop-elect Franz Anton Gindl (1831.09.30 – 1831.11.16)
    • Ferdinand Maria von Chotek (later Archbishop) (1817.04.14 – 1831.09.30)
    • Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat (later Archbishop) (1800.12.22 – 1815.03.15)
    • Karl Godefried Ritter von Rosenthal (1779.03.01 – 1800.05.25)
    • Joannes Wenceslaus von Freyenfels (1771.12.16 – 1776.10.17)
    • Matthias Franz Reichsgraf von Chorinsky (1769.09.11 – 1777.12.15)
    • Johann Karl Leopold Graf von Scherffenberg (1749.04.21 – 1771.04.17)
    • Otto Honorius Reichsgraf von Egkh und Hungersbach (1729.08.03 – 1748.04.30)
    • Franz Julian Graf von Braida (1703.06.04 – 1727)

Patron saints

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Patron saints of the Archdiocese of Olomouc include: Wenceslaus (primary), Cyril and Methodius, Pięciu Braci Męczenników, Adalbert of Prague, Vitus, Procopius of Sázava, Święta Kordula, Ludmila and Pavlína Římská.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 09.02.2024". Bollettino Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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