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Suffragan diocese Hradec Králové, Czechia

Diocese of Hradec Králové

Reginae Gradecen(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Hradec Králové, Czechia.

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Established
1664
Catholics
450,800
Priests
195
Territory
11,650 km²

Parishes and churches

257 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Jan Vokál
Born
25 September 1958
Birthplace
Hlinsko

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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.

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.