Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
Diocese of Ostrava-Opava Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis Diecéze ostravsko-opavská | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Olomouc |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,360 km2 (2,460 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2016) 1,316,000 429,300 (32.6%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Divine Saviour |
| Co-cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral, Opava |
| Patron saint | St Hedwig of Silesia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | František V. Lobkowicz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jan Graubner |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Martin David |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in Moravskoslezský kraj, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
The cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála Božského Spasitele, dedicated to the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava, and it also has
- a Co-Cathedral, the Konkatedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, in Opava, dedicated to the Virgin Mary
- a Minor Basilica: Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie, in Frýdek-Místek, dedicated to the Virgin Mary
History[]
- Established on May 30, 1996 as Diocese of Ostrava–Opava / Ostravien(sis)–Opavien(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Olomouc, which territory was part until 1978 of the then Diocese of Wroclaw (Breslau, Poland) while that comprised all Silesia.
Statistics[]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 429,300 Catholics (32.7% of 1,314,000 total) on 6,150 km² in 276 parishes and a mission with 247 priests (188 diocesan, 59 religious), 30 deacons, 218 lay religious (76 brothers, 142 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Episcopate[]
(all Roman rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Ostrava-Opava
- František V. Lobkowicz, Norbertines (O. Praem.) (30 May 1996 - ), Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference (2005.01 – 2010.04.21); previously Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Praha (Prague, Czech Republic) (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30)
- Auxiliary bishop : Martin David (2017.04.07 – ...), Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia (2017.04.07 – ...).
See also[]
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic
- Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic
Sources[]
- GCatholic.org, with Google mapa & satellite photo - data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
Coordinates: 49°50′N 18°17′E / 49.833°N 18.283°E
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