Diocese of Litoměřice
Litomericen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Litoměřice, Czechia
Latin Church diocese in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, erected on 3 July 1655 from the Archdiocese of Prague. The see has been vacant since 2 February 2026, when Bishop Stanislav Přibyl was appointed Archbishop of Prague; he serves as Apostolic Administrator.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 July 1655
- Latin
- Litomericen(sis)
- Patron
- Zdislava Berka
- Annuario code
- 001002023
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 161,467
- Population
- 1,363,000
- Catholic share
- 11.8%
- Priests
- 111
- Catholics per priest
- 1,455
- Extent
- 9,380 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 17
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
- Apostolic Administrator
- Jan Baxant
- Born
- 8 October 1948
- Birthplace
- Karlovy Vary
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 Stephen stands in Litoměřice, 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 PlzeňPlzeň
- Diocese of České BudĕjoviceČeské Budĕjovice
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The town of Litoměřice in the Czech Republic gives its name to this Latin diocese (Latin: Litomericensis), which belongs to 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].