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Metropolitan see Olomouc, Czechia

Archdiocese of Olomouc

Olomucen(sis)

Latin Church

Metropolitan Latin Church archdiocese in Moravia, Czech Republic, established as the Diocese of Olomouc in 1063 and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese on 5 December 1777. Its province includes the dioceses of Brno and Ostrava-Opava; it is led by Archbishop Josef Nuzík, appointed in 2024.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St Wenceslaus, in Olomouc, Czechia.

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Established
1063
Catholics
737,300
Priests
313
Territory
10,018 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Josef Nuzík
Born
25 July 1966
Birthplace
Stráni

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Wenceslaus stands in Olomouc, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

With its seat in Olomouc, this metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church in the Czech Republic bears the Czech name Metropolitní Arcidiecéze olomoucká and the Latin title Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olomucensis.

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