Suffragan diocese Plzeň, Czechia
Diocese of Plzeň
Pilznen(sis)
Latin Church
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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- StanoviceTown not recordedView parish
- Starý PlzenecTown not recordedMass times recorded
- StaňkovTown not recordedMass times recorded
- StodTown not recordedView parish
- StříbroTown not recordedMass times recorded
- TachovTown not recordedMass times recorded
- TepláTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Teplá - KlášterTown not recordedMass times recorded
- VrčeňTown not recordedView parish
- ZbirohTown not recordedMass times recorded
- ŠvihovTown not recordedMass times recorded
- ŽluticeTown not recordedMass times 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
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
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.