Diocese of Hradec Králové
Reginae Gradecen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hradec Králové, Czechia
Latin Church diocese in eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, established on 10 November 1664 from the Archdiocese of Prague. It is suffragan to Prague and led by Bishop Jan Vokál, in office since 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 November 1664
- Latin
- Reginae Gradecen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001613
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 450,800
- Population
- 1,274,200
- Catholic share
- 35.4%
- Priests
- 195
- Catholics per priest
- 2,312
- Extent
- 11,650 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 39
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
- Jan Vokál
- Born
- 25 September 1958
- Birthplace
- Hlinsko
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 the Holy Spirit stands in Hradec Králové, 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 LitoměřiceLitoměřice
- Diocese of PlzeňPlzeň
- Diocese of České BudĕjoviceČeské Budĕjovice
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic, this Latin diocese (Latin: Reginae Gradecen(sis); German: Bistum Königgrätz) forms part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague.
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].