Diocese of České Budĕjovice
Budovicen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · České Budĕjovice, Czechia
Latin Church diocese in southern Bohemia, Czech Republic, founded on 20 September 1785. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Prague and led by Bishop Vlastimil Kročil, in office since 2015.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 September 1785
- Latin
- Budovicen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001098
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 286,460
- Population
- 750,860
- Catholic share
- 38.2%
- Priests
- 103
- Catholics per priest
- 2,781
- Extent
- 12,500 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 23
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Vlastimil Kročil
- Born
- 10 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Brno
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St Nicholas stands in České Budĕjovice, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Prague
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Prague.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of PrahaPraha
- Diocese of Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové
- Diocese of LitoměřiceLitoměřice
- Diocese of PlzeňPlzeň
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Founded on 20 September 1785, the Diocese of České Budějovice (Latin: Dioecesis Budovicensis) lies almost entirely in Bohemia, with only a small eastern section in Moravia, and covers an area of 12 500 km2. Its first diocesan bishop was Jan Prokop Schaaffgotsche; the current bishop is Vlastimil Kročil.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].