Roman Catholic Diocese of Leitomischl
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Litomyšl (Czech; Leitomischl in German) was a medieval Latin Catholic bishopric in Litomyšl, Bohemia (then Holy Roman Empire, now Czech Republic) and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
[edit]- On April 30, 1344 the Diocese of Litomyšl / Leitomischl (in Czech) / Lutomislen(sis) (Latin adjective) was established as the second bishopric in Bohemia, on territory split off from the first, the then Diocese of Prague (Praha).
- In 1474 it was suppressed and its territory merged back into the (meanwhile Metropolitan) Archdiocese of Prague.
Ordinaries
[edit](all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Leitomischl/ Litomyšl
- Jan, Norbertines (O. Praem.) (April 30, 1344 – death 1353)
- Petr Jelito (June 9, 1368 – October 13, 1371), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Magdeburg (Germany) (October 13, 1371 – 1381), Archbishop-Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz, Moravia, Czech Republic) (1381–1387)
- Jan Soběslav (1380–1387), next Bishop of Olomouc (1387–1387)
- Jan Václav (April 28, 1389 – death 1391)
- Johann von Bucka, O. Praem. (1392 – February 14, 1418 see below), next Bishop of Olomouc ([September 21, 1416] February 14, 1418 – death October 9, 1430) but also Apostolic Administrator of Litomyšl (February 14, 1418 – 1420), Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (August 13, 1421 – October 9, 1430), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (May 27, 1426 – death October 9, 1430), Apostolic Administrator of Vác (Hungary) (1429 – October 9, 1430)
- Apostolic Administrator Johann von Bucka, O. Praem. (see above February 14, 1418 – 1420)
- Aleš z Březí (May 13, 1420 – death 1441)
- Matěj Kučka, O. Praem. (1441 – death 1449)
- Jan Bavor, O. Praem. (November 16, 1474 – 1478?).
Titular see
[edit]In 1970 the diocese was nominally restored as Titular bishopric of Litomyšl / Leitomischl / Lutomislen(sis) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
- Jaroslav Škarvada (December 18, 1982 – death June 14, 2010), as Auxiliary Bishop of Prague (December 18, 1982 – September 25, 2002)
- Pavel Konzbul (May 21, 2016 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Brünn, Moravia) (May 21, 2016 – ...).