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Diocese of Litoměřice

Dioecesis Litomericensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R., Bishop
  • Jan Baxant, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 July 1655
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 9,393 (3,628 Square Miles)
  • Description: Ústí and Liberec Regions along with part of Hradec Králové, Central Bohemian, and Karlovy Vary Regions
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dltm.cz
  • Mailing Address: Biskupsky Kurie, Domske nam. 9, 412 01 Litomerice, Ceska Republika
  • Telephone: 416.707.511

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 July 1655ErectedArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} Diocese of Litoměřice (erected)
9 December 1933Territory AddedDiocese of Hradec Králové (Bystré) Diocese of Litoměřice
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Domazlice, Nepomuk, and Klatovy)
Diocese of Litoměřice (Zatec and Chomutov)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Plzen, Plzen - sever, Rokycany, Rakovnik, Tachov, Cheb, Sokolov, and Karlovy Vary)
Diocese of Plzeň (erected)
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Zlaté Hory-Kamberk)
Diocese of Hradec Králové (Borovnice, Křivsoudov, Cechtice, Zhoř, Sadská, Chleby, Velim, Předhradí, Nebovidy, Ratboř, Suchdol, Solpysky, Košice, Pravonín, Sudějov, Cestín, Petrovice II, Kácov, Zruč nad Sázavou, Soutice, Keblov, Dolní Královic...)
Diocese of Litoměřice (Nymburk, Veleliby, Kostomlaty, Vsejany, Milovice, and Lysá nad Labem)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}
31 May 1993Territory AddedArchdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Počáply, Libotenice, Doksany, Dolanky, and Chotětov) Diocese of Litoměřice

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19481,500,000.0%268833510180637449ap1951
19701,257,488.0%1431430433ap1971
1980929,0001,378,00067.4%144652094,44465781433ap1981
1990984,0001,473,00066.8%123471705,78847537433ap1991
1999279,3921,310,47621.3%87471342,0851150121437ap2000
2000278,1211,310,47621.2%81431242,242114690437ap2001
2001278,1001,310,47621.2%90371272,189103877437ap2002
2002189,2001,310,47614.4%82371191,589133867437ap2003
2003277,7361,335,15420.8%96471431,942144953437ap2004
2004276,0001,335,15420.7%101431441,916134459437ap2005
2013162,8001,344,00012.1%73401131,440164231437ap2014
2016163,0001,347,00012.1%73381111,468184032384ap2017
2019161,4641,363,00011.8%79341131,428143725384ap2020
2021161,6041,363,00011.9%74361101,469154022384ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 286
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 26, Page 57
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 106, and Page 107

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