Suffragan diocese České Budĕjovice, Czechia
Diocese of České Budĕjovice
Budovicen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1785
- Catholics
- 286,460
- Priests
- 103
- Territory
- 12,500 km²
Parishes and churches
239 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- SkočiceTown not recordedView parish
- Smilovy HoryTown not recordedView parish
- SoběnovTown not recordedView parish
- SoběslavTown not recordedView parish
- StachyTown not recordedView parish
- Staré Město pod LandštejnemTown not recordedView parish
- Starý RožmitálTown not recordedView parish
- StrakoniceTown not recordedView parish
- Strakonice - PodsrpTown not recordedView parish
- StrašínTown not recordedView parish
- StrmilovTown not recordedView parish
- Strunkovice nad BlanicíTown not recordedView parish
- Stráž nad NežárkouTown not recordedView parish
- StrýčiceTown not recordedView parish
- Střelské HošticeTown not recordedView parish
- StřížovTown not recordedView parish
- Suchdol nad LužnicíTown not recordedView parish
- SušiceTown not recordedView parish
- Sušice - Sv. Felix - Klášter KapucínůTown not recordedView parish
- Svatá MaříTown not recordedView parish
- Svatý Jan nad MalšíTown not recordedView parish
- SvérazTown not recordedView parish
- SvětlíkTown not recordedView parish
- TochoviceTown not recordedView parish
- Trhové SvinyTown not recordedView parish
- TáborTown not recordedView parish
- Tábor - KlokotyTown not recordedView parish
- Týn nad VltavouTown not recordedView parish
- TěchoniceTown not recordedView parish
- TřeboňTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Vlastimil Kročil
- Born
- 10 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Brno
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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.
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.