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Suffragan diocese Plzeň, Czechia

Diocese of Plzeň

Pilznen(sis)

Latin Church diocese in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, established on 31 May 1993 from the Diocese of České Budějovice. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Prague and led by Bishop Tomáš Holub, appointed in 2016.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St Bartholomew, in Plzeň, Czechia.

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Established
1993
Catholics
117,800
Priests
99
Territory
9,236 km²

Parishes and churches

72 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
Tomáš Holub
Born
16 August 1967
Birthplace
Jaromer

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Bartholomew stands in Plzeň, 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

Plzeň, a city in the Czech Republic, is the seat of this diocese (Latin: Pilznen(sis)), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Prague.