Diocese of Hradec Králové Dioecesis Riginae Gradecensis Diecéze královéhradecká | |
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Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Metropolitan | Prague |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,650 km2 (4,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,274,200 450,800 (35.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral |
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Katedrála Svatého Ducha |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jan Vokál |
Auxiliary Bishops | Josef Kajnek |
Map | |
Dark blue: Diocese of Hradec Králové Light blue: Ecclesiastical Province of Prague |
The Diocese of Hradec Králové ( Latin: Reginae Gradecen(sis), German: Bistum Königgrätz) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Hradec Králové in the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.
On 10 November 1664, the diocese was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague.
On 28 June 1972, Pope Paul VI – by his Apostolic constitution Episcoporum Poloniae coetus – redrew boundaries of a number of Polish, Czech, and German dioceses, removing the County of Kladsko area from the Diocese of Hradec Králové and assigning it to the neighbouring Archdiocese of Wrocław. [1]
Diocese of Hradec Králové Dioecesis Riginae Gradecensis Diecéze královéhradecká | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Metropolitan | Prague |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,650 km2 (4,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,274,200 450,800 (35.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral |
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Katedrála Svatého Ducha |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jan Vokál |
Auxiliary Bishops | Josef Kajnek |
Map | |
Dark blue: Diocese of Hradec Králové Light blue: Ecclesiastical Province of Prague |
The Diocese of Hradec Králové ( Latin: Reginae Gradecen(sis), German: Bistum Königgrätz) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Hradec Králové in the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.
On 10 November 1664, the diocese was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague.
On 28 June 1972, Pope Paul VI – by his Apostolic constitution Episcoporum Poloniae coetus – redrew boundaries of a number of Polish, Czech, and German dioceses, removing the County of Kladsko area from the Diocese of Hradec Králové and assigning it to the neighbouring Archdiocese of Wrocław. [1]