Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice

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The Diocese of Litoměřice (Latin: Litomericensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church based in the town of Litoměřice in the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.

Diocese of Litoměřice

Dioecesis Litomericensis

Diecéze Litoměřice
Location
Country Czech Republic
MetropolitanPrague
Statistics
Area9,380 km2 (3,620 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1,363,000
161,464 (11.8%)
Parishes437
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralKatedrála sv. Štěpána
(Cathedral of St. Stephen)
Patron saintZdislava Berka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopStanislav Přibyl
Metropolitan ArchbishopJan Graubner
Vicar GeneralMartin Davídek
Bishops emeritusJan Baxant
Map
Location of the Diocese of Litoměřice (dark blue)
Location of the Diocese of Litoměřice (dark blue)
Website
dltm.cz

History

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On July 3, 1655, the Diocese of Litoměřice was created out of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha.

Leadership

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Bishop's residence and St. Stephen Cathedral in Litoměřice.
 
Bazilika sv. Vavřince a sv. Zdislavy
('Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava')

Patron saints

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Patron saints of the Diocese of Litoměřice include: Zdislava Berka (primary), Stephen, Felix and Victorinus of Pettau.[1]

See also

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Sources

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