The Archdiocese of Prague (Praha) (; ) is a Metropolitan

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of the

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, in the

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. The

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archiepiscopal see is St. Vitus Cathedral, in the Bohemian and Czech capital

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, entirely situated inside the

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complex.

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is the current

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Ecclesiastical province

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sees are : *

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(Budweis) *

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(Königgrätz) *

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzeň The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzeň () is a diocese located in the city of Plzeň in the ecclesiastical province of Prague in the Czech Republic. History * May 31, 1993: Established as Diocese of Plzeň from the Diocese of České Budějovice ...

(Pilsen)

History

* The diocese was founded in 973 as the Diocese of Prague, through the joint efforts of Duke Boleslav II of

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and

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of the Metropolitan

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(Mayence, Germany, also the

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) * It lost territories in 1000 to establish the

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(Breslau, in

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, now Poland) and in 1063 to establish the then Diocese of Olomouc (Olmütz, in

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, now also Metropolitan) * It was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague on 30 April 1344, having lost territory again to establish the Diocese of Litomyšl (Leitomischl, Bohemia). The first official statutes date from 1349 and incorporated the ''Manipulus florum'' of

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.Clarke (2004), ''ODNB''. * Gained territory (back) in 1474 from the suppressed Diocese of Litomyšl * Lost territories repeatedly: on 1655.07.03 to establish the

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, on 1664.11.10 to establish Diocese of Hradec Králové, on 1785.09.20 to establish

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and on 1993.05.31 to establish

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, all four Bohemian and its

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( April 1990, May 1995, and April 1997) and

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in September 2009.

Episcopal ordinaries

The names of the following list of bishops and archbishops of Prague are given in

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, with English equivalent or otherwise as suitable. ;''Suffragan Bishops of Prague'' #

Dětmar Dětmar, Thietmar or Dietmar (died 2 January 982 in Prague) was the first Bishop of Prague. He came from Saxony and learned to speak Czech. The diocese of Prague was assigned to the archbishopric of Mainz, when Thietmar was elected as the first ...

(Thietmar, Dietmar) (973 – death 2 January 982) # St. Vojtěch (

Adalbert of Prague Adalbert of Prague (, , , , ; 95623 April 997), known in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia by his birth name Vojtěch (), was a Czech missionary and Christian saint. He was the Bishop of Prague and a missionary to the Hungarians, Poles, ...

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(O.S.B.) (19 January 982 – 988 and (992 – 994), died 996 # Kristian (

Strachkvas Strachkvas (Kristián) (28 September 929 or 935, Prague – 996, Prague) was a prince of Bohemia, son of Boleslav I and brother of Boleslav II, all members of the Přemyslid dynasty. A clergyman, Strachkvas was finally to become Bishop of Pragu ...

) (996 (died during consecration)) # Thiddag (998 – death 11 June 1017) # Ekkhard (Ekkehard, Ekhard, Helicardus) (1017 – death 8 August 1023) # Hyza (Hyzo, Hizzo, Izzo) (1023 – death 31 January 1030) # Šebíř (Severus) (1030 – death 12 September 1067) # Gebhart (Gebehard, Jaromír) (1068 – 1089) # Kosmas (1090 – death 12 October 1098) # Heřman (1099 – death 17 September 1122) # Menhart (Meinhard) (1122 – death 3 September 1134) # Jan I (John) (1134 – death 8 August 1139) # ? Silvestr (1139 – abdication 1140 # Ota (Otto) (1140 – death 10 July 1148) # Daniel I (1148 – death 9 August 1167) #'' Gotpold (Goltpold, Gothard, Hotart) (1168 – 1168.03.10 not possessed: died before installation)'' # Bedřich z Puttendorfu (1168 – death 31 July 1179) # Valentin (Veliš, Vališ) (1179 – death 6 February 1182) # Bretislaus III of Bohemia = Jindřich Břetislav (1182 – death 15 June 1197) # Daniel II (Milík z Talmberka) (1197 – death 4 April 1214) # Ondřej (1214 – death 30 July 1224) # Pelhřim (Peregrin) z Vartenberka (1124 – 1125) # Budilov (Budivoj, Budislav) (1225 – death 10 July 1226) # Jan II (John) (1226 – death 17 August 1236) # Bernhard (Buchard) Kaplíř ze Sulevic (1236 – death 12 September 1240) # Mikuláš z Reisenburku/Rýzmburka (1240 – death 18 January 1258) # Jan III (John) z Dražic (1258 – death 21 October 1278) # Tobiáš z Bechyně (1278 – death 1 March 1296) # Řehoř Zajíc z Valdeka (1296 – death 6 September 1301) # Jan IV (John) z Dražic (1301 – death 5 January 1343) # ? Jindřich Berka z Dubé (1333 – ?), previously Bishop of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

(Olmütz,

, Czech Republic) (1327 – 1333) # ? Arnošt z Pardubic (

Arnošt of Pardubice Arnošt of Pardubice (, ; 25 March 1297 – 30 June 1364) was the first List of bishops and archbishops of Prague, Archbishop of Prague (and the last bishop). He was also an advisor and diplomat to Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charl ...

) (?1343 – ?1344 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Prague'' # Arnošt z Pardubic (

) ''see above?'' (1344 – death 30 June 1364) # Jan Očko z Vlašimi (1364.08.23 – retired 1379.03.06); previously Bishop of

(Moravia) (1351.11.17 – 1364.08.23); created

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(1378.09.18 – death 1380.01.14) # Jan z Jenštejna (John) (Johann von Jenstein) (1379.03.19 – 1396); previously Bishop of

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(Saxony, Germany) (1375.07.04 – 1379.03.19) # Olbram (Volfram) ze Škvorce (1369 – death 1402.05.01) #'' Mikuláš Puchník z Černic (1402 - 1402.09.19 not possessed : died before consecration)'' # Zbyněk Zajíc z Hasenburka (1403–1411) #

Sigismund Albicus Sigismund Albicus () (c.1360 – July 23, 1427) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Prague and a Moravian. Albicus was born at Uničov, Moravia, and entered the University of Prague when quite young, taking his degree in medicine in 138 ...

(1411–1412) #

Conrad of Vechta Conrad of Vechta (Czech ''Konrád z Vechty''; German ''Konrad von Vechta'') (born , possibly in Bremen; died 24 December 1431 in Roudnice nad Labem) was Diocese of Verden, Bishop of Verden (1400–1402/1407), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc, ...

= Konrád z Vechty (1413 – death 1421.12.24) ## ''

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1421–1561'' ## ''

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(John),

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(O. Praem.) (1421.08.13 – 1430.10.09), while Bishop of

( 416.09.211418.02.14 – 1430.10.09), created

of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (1426.05.27 – 1430.10.09), Apostolic Administrator of

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(

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) (1429 – 1430.10.09); previously Bishop of Litomyšl (1392 – 1418.02.14), Apostolic Administrator of

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(1418.02.14 – 1420)'' #

Antonín Brus of Mohelnice Antonín Brus of Mohelnice (, ; 13 February 1518 – 28 August 1580) was a Moravian Archbishop of Prague. Life Brus was born on 13 February 1518 in Mohelnice in Moravia. After receiving his education at Prague he joined the Knights of the Cross ...

(1561 – death 1580.08.28), also Grand Master of

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(1561 – 1580.08.28); previously Bishop of

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(Vienna, Austria) (1558 – 1563) # Martin Medek z Mohelnice (1581 – death 1590.02.02), also Grand Master of

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(a Liepé) (1593.06.21 – death 1606.03.06), also Grand Master of

# Karel Graf von Lamberk = Karl z Lamberka (1607 – 1612), also Grand Master of

Johann Lohel Johann Lohelius (1549 – November 2, 1622), better known as Johann Lohel, was the archbishop of Prague from September 18, 1612, until his death. Early life Born in 1549 in a poor family, Johann was piously brought up. At fifteen he was engaged a ...

= Jan Lohelius (1612 – 1622), also Grand Master of

# Ernst Adalbert = Arnošt Vojtěch, Graf (count) von Harrach (born Austria) (1623.01.06 – death 1667.10.25), also Grand Master of

, created

of S. Maria degli Angeli (1632.06.07 – 1667.07.18), also Bishop of

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(Italy) (1665.07.31 – 1667.10.25), transferred Cardinal-Priest of

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(1667.07.18 – 1667.10.25),

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(1667.07.18 – 1667.10.25) ##

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: Crispin Fuk von Hradiste,

(O. Praem.) (born Czech Republic) (1644.04.18 – death 1653.08.23), Titular Bishop of

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(1644.04.18 – 1653.08.23) ## Auxiliary Bishop:

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Giuseppe Corti (1654.06.22 – ?), Titular Bishop of Sebastia (1654.06.22 – ?) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Giovanni Battista Barsotti (born Italy) (1663.04.23 – death 1664.03.09), Titular Bishop of Constantia (1663.04.23 – 1664.03.09) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Martinus Paulus Kemlick (1667.02.07 – ?), Titular Bishop of Diocæsarea antea Sepphoris (1667.02.07 – ?) #'' Johann Wilhelm Graf von Liebstein von Kolovrat 1667 – 1668 (died before consecration)'' # Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg = Matouš Ferdinand Sobek (Zoubek) z Bílenberka, O.S.B. (1669.03.11 – death 1675.04.29), previously Bishop of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

(Königgrätz, Czech Republic) (1664.11.10 – 1669.03.11) ##

: Otto Reinhold Andrimont,

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(O.E.S.A.) (1669.09.09 – 1674.11.22), Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea antea Sepphoris (1669.09.09 – ?) # Jan Bedřich = Johann Friedrich

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von Waldstein,

(O. Cr.) (born Austria) (1675.12.02 – death 1694.06.03), previously Bishop of

(Czech Republic) ( 668.06.161673.11.27 – 1675.12.02), and already Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star (1668 – 1694.06.03) ##

: Antonio Sotomayor, O.S.B. (1675.01.28 – death 1679.01.25?), Titular Bishop of

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(1675.01.28 – 1679.01.25?) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Ignaz Dlouhovesky (born Czech Republic) (1679.04.10 – death 1701.01.10), Titular Bishop of

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(1679.04.10 – 1701.01.10) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Vitus Seipel (born Czech Republic) (1701.01.03 – death 1711.03.09), Titular Bishop of

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(1701.01.03 – 1711.03.09) # Jan Josef = Johann Joseph Reichsgraf von Breuner (1695.07.04 – death 1710.03.20) (born Austria), previously

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

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(1670.12.15 – 1695.07.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of

(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1670.12.15 – 1695.07.04) # Franz Ferdinand Reichsgraf von Kuenburg (1711.05.11 – death 1731.08.07), previously Bishop of

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) (1701.07.18 – 1711.05.11) # Daniel Josef Mayer (z Mayernu) (born Czech Republic) ( 731.11.041732.05.07 – death 1733.04.10), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Prague (1712.03.16 – 1732.05.07) #'' Jan Adam Vratislav z Mitrovic 1733 (died before confirmation)'' # Johann Moritz Gustav Reichsgraf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim (1733.12.18 – death 1763.10.26), previously Bishop of

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(Austria) ( 721.06.181721.08.03 – 1733.12.18) ##

: Johann Rudolf von Sporck (born Czech Republic) (1733.03.05 – death 1759.01.21), Titular Bishop of

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(1729.02.07 – 1759.01.21) ##

: Zdenko Georg Chrzepíczky von Modliskovic (1743.09.23 – death 1755.05.16), Titular Bishop of Mennith (1743.09.23 – 1755.05.16) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Anton Johann Wenzel Wokaun (1748.09.16 – death 1757.02.07), Titular Bishop of Callinicum (1748.09.16 – 1757.02.07) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Emmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein (born Czeachie) (1756.05.23 – 1760.01.28), Titular Bishop of

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(1756.05.23 – 1760.01.28); later Bishop of

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(Leitomischl, Czech Republic) ( 759.07.191760.01.28 – death 1789.12.07) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Andreas Kaiser (1760.03.03 – 1775.07.17), Titular Bishop of Themiscyra (1760.03.03 – 1775.07.17); later Bishop of

(Czech Republic) ( 775.05.141775.07.17 – death 1776.05.05) # Antonín Petr hrabě Příchovský z Příchovic = Anton Peter Graf Przichowsky von Przichowitz (born Czech Republic) (1763.10.26 – death 1793.04.14); previously Titular Archbishop of Hemesa (1752.09.25 – 1754.01.14) as

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of Praha (1752.09.25 – 1763.10.26) and

Archbishop-Bishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

of Diocese of Hradec Králové (Czech Republic) ( 753.09.291754.01.14 – 1763.10.26) ##

: Joseph Paul Sedeler (1775.09.11 – death 1776.09.04), Titular Bishop of Lycopolis (1775.09.11 – 1776.09.04) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Xaver Twrdy (1776.12.16 – death 1779.03.22), Titular Bishop of Hippo Zarytus (1776.12.16 – 1779.03.22) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Johann Mathäus Schweiberer (1779.07.12 – death 1781.06.27), Titular Bishop of

Antipatris Antipatris (, ) was a city built during the first century BC by Herod the Great, who named it in honour of his father, Antipater. The site, now a national park in central Israel, was inhabited from the Chalcolithic period to the Late Ro ...

(1779.07.12 – 1781.06.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Erasmus Dionys Krieger (1781.09.17 – death 1792.12.27), Titular

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(1781.09.17 – 1792.12.27) # Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm-Salm (born Belgium) (1793.09.23 – death 1810.09.14), previously Bishop of

Tournai Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by ...

(Belgium) ( 776.01.301776.05.20 – 1793.09.23) ##

: Václav von Chlumčansky (born Czech Republic) (1795.06.01 – 1802.03.29), Titular Bishop of Cydonia (1795.06.01 – 1802.03.29); later Bishop of

(Leitomischl, Czech Republic) ( 801.10.151802.03.29 – 1815.03.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (''see below'') ## Auxiliary Bishop:

Ján Baptist Richlowsky (1808.01.11 – ?), Titular Bishop of Thermæ (1808.01.11 – ?) # Václav Leopold Chlumčanský z Přestavlk a Chlumčan (''see above'' ( 814.12.30815.03.15 – death 1830.06.14) ##

: František de Paula Pištěk (1824.09.27 – 1832.02.24), Titular Bishop of

Azotus Azotus is the Hellenistic Greek name of the ancient city of Ashdod. To the slightly inland city, a counterpart developed on the seashore and the name Azotus can refer to both of the twin cities : * Azotus Mesogaios, "inland Azotus", the Hellenisti ...

(1824.09.27 – 1832.02.24); later Bishop of

Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east– ...

(Poland) (1832.02.24 – 1835.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of

Lvov Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

(Lviv,

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

) (1835.07.24 – death 1846.02.01) #

Alois Jozef Krakowski von Kolowrat Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis (given name), Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' (French language, French), ''Aloys'' (German language, German), ''Alois'' (Czech language, Czech), ''Alojz'' (Slovak l ...

= Alois Josef hrabě Krakovský z Kolovrat (born Czech Republic) (1831.02.28 – 1833.03.28), previously Titular Bishop of

Sarepta Sarepta (near modern Sarafand, Lebanon) was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath. It became a bishopric, which faded, and remains a double (Latin and Maronite) Catholic titula ...

(1800.12.22 – 1815.03.15) as Auxiliary Bishop of

(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1800.12.22 – 1815.03.15), Bishop of

(Czech Republic) (1815.03.15 – 1831.02.28) ##

: Gianfrancesco Guglielmo Tippmann (1832.12.17 – death 1857.06.20), Titular Bishop of

Satala Located in Turkey, the settlement of Satala ( ''Satał'', ), according to the ancient geographers, was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezus to Samosata crossed the boundary o ...

(1832.12.17 – 1857.06.20) # Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice = Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz (born Poland) (1833.09.30 – death 1838.03.26), previously Metropolitan Archbishop of

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

(Lvov,

) (1815.03.25 – 1833.09.30) # Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk = Alois Josef svobodný pán Schrenk (born Czech Republic) (1838.09.17 – death 1849.03.05), previously Titular Bishop of Ptolemais (1838.02.12 – 1838.09.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of

(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1838.02.12 – 1838.09.17) #

Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg, or in Czech Bedřich prince ze Schwarzenberg (April 6, 1809 in Vienna, Austria – March 27, 1885 in Vienna, Austria) was a Catholic Cardinal of the nineteenth century in Austria and the Kingdom of Bohemia and a ...

(born Austria), previously Metropolitan Archbishop of

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

(Austria) ( 835.09.231836.02.01 – retired 1850.05.20), created

of Sant'Agostino (1842.01.27 – death 1885.03.27), later

(1877.07.08 – 1885.03.27) ##

: Petrus Franciscus Krejčí (1857.12.21 – death 1870.07.04), Titular Bishop of

Oropus Oropus or Oropos (, or rarely ἡ Ὠρωπός) was a town on the borders of ancient Attica and Boeotia, and the capital of a district, called after it Oropia (ἡ Ὠρωπία.) This district is a maritime plain, through which the Asopus flows i ...

(1857.12.21 – 1870.07.04) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Karol Franz Prucha (born Czech Republic) (1871.03.06 – 1883.10.23), Titular Bishop of Ioppe (1871.03.06 – 1883.10.23) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Carlo Schwarz (1884.03.27 – death 1891), Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis (1884.03.27 – 1891) #

Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (; 24 January 1844 – 25 June 1899) was a Czech Catholic cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Early life Born at Prague on 24 January 1844 into an Uradel, ancient noble House of Schönborn, he was the fou ...

(brn Czech Republic), (1885.07.27 – death 1899.06.25), created

of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1889.12.30 – 1899.06.25); previously Bishop of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

(Czech Republic) (1883.09.28 – 1885.07.27) ##

: Ferdinand Jan Nepomucenus Kalous,

Redemptorists The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scala ...

(C.SS.R.) (1891.10.01 – death 1907.09.19), Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis (1891.10.01 – 1907.09.19) #

Lev Skrbenský z Hříště Lev Skrbenský z Hříště, , also spelt ''Skrebensky'' (12 June 1863, Hausdorf (now a part of Bartošovice), Moravia, Austria-Hungary – 24 December 1938, Dlouhá Loučka, Czechoslovakia) was a prominent Cardinal in the Catholic Church during ...

(born Austria-Hungary) (1899.12.14 – 1916.05.05), created

Santo Stefano al Monte Celio The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Caelian Hill (, ) is an ancient basilica and titular church in Rome, Italy. Commonly named Santo Stefano Rotondo, the church is Hungary's "national church" in Rome, dedicated to both Saint Stephen, ...

(1902.06.09 – death 1938.12.24), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

(Olmütz, Czech Republic) (Czech Republic) (1916.05.05 – retired 1920.07.06),

(1928.12.07 – 1938.12.24) ##

: Venceslao Frind (born Czech Republic) (1901.07.15 – retired 1917), Titular Bishop of

Gadara Gadara ( or ; ), in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Jordan, for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. Its ruins are today located at Umm ...

(1901.07.15 – death 1932.09.02) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Frantisek Borgia Krásl (1901.07.27 – death 1907.07.27), Titular Bishop of Helenopolis (1901.07.27 – 1907.07.27) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Francesco Brusák (born Czech Republic) (1908.05.01 – death 1918.04.05), Titular Bishop of

Acmonia Acmonia or Akmonia () is an ancient city of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat Köyü in the district of Banaz, Uşak Province. It is mentioned by Cicero and was a point on the road between Dorylaeum and Philadelphia. Under ...

(1908.05.01 – 1918.04.05) # Pavel Graf von Huyn (1916.10.04 – 1919.09.06, previously Bishop of

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

(Brün, Czech Republic) (1904.05.14 – retired 1916.10.04); emeritate first as

Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

Sardica Serdika or Serdica ( Bulgarian: ) is the historical Roman name of Sofia, now the capital of Bulgaria. Currently, Serdika is the name of a district located in the city. It includes four neighbourhoods: "Fondovi zhilishta"; "Banishora", " Orland ...

(1919.09.06 – 1921.06.13), then as Latin Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1921.06.13 – death 1946.10.01) ##

: Giorgio Glosauer (1917.07.07 – death 1926.06.09),

Hermopolis Magna Hermopolis (or ''Hermopolis Magna'') was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name ''Khemenu'' derives from the eight deities (the Ogdoad) said to reside in the city. A provincial capi ...

(1917.07.07 – 1926.06.09) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Giovanni Sedlák (1917.07.07 – death 1930.10.10), Titular Bishop of Tacapæ (1917.07.07 – 1930.10.10) #

František Kordač František Kordač (11 January 1852, Seletice – 26 April 1934, Prague-Zbraslav) was a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman. He was Archbishop of Prague The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague. The bishopric of Prague was establ ...

(1919.09.16 – retired 1931.07.12), emeritate as

of Amasea (1931.07.21 – 1934.04.26) ##

: Antonio Podlaha (1920.03.08 – 1932.02.14), Titular Bishop of Paphus (1920.03.08 – death 1932.02.14) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Jan Remiger (1929.12.16 – retired 1941), Titular Bishop of

Dadima Dadima was a town of Mesopotamia, inhabited during Byzantine times. It became the seat of a Christian bishop; no longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Ro ...

(1929.12.16 – death 1959.05.21) #

Karel Kašpar Karel Boromejský Kašpar (16 May 1870 – 21 April 1941) was a Czech Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Prague from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. Biography Born in Mirošov ...

(born Austria-Hungary) (1931.10.22 – death 1941.04.21), created

of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1935.12.19 – 1941.04.21); previously

Bethsaida Bethsaida ( ; from ; from Aramaic and , , from the Hebrew root ; ), also known as Julias or Julia (), is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative district known as Gaulonitis, in modern-day Golan Heights. Histor ...

(1920.03.08 – 1921.06.13) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Hradec Králové (Königgrätz, Czech Republic) (1920.03.08 – 1921.06.13), succeeding as Bishop of Hradec Králové (1921.06.13 – 1931.10.22) ##

: Frantisek Zapletal (1933.01.20 – death 1935.08.20), Titular Bishop of

Salona Salona (, ) was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and near to Split, in Croatia. It was one of the largest cities of the late Roman empire with 60,000 inhabitants. It was the last residence of the final western ...

(1933.01.20 – 1935.08.20) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Eltschkner (1933.02.10 – death 1961.02.22), Titular Bishop of

Zephyrium Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, M ...

(1933.02.10 – 1961.02.22) # Josef Beran (born Austria-Hungary) (1946.11.04 – 1969.05.17), created

of Santa Croce in Via Flaminia (1965.02.25 – 1969.05.17), no previous prelature ##

: Kajetán Matoušek (1949.08.29 – retired 1992.06.05), Titular Bishop of Serigene (1949.08.29 – death 1994.10.21) ##''

(sede plena until 1969.05.17)'' František Tomášek (1965.02.18 – 1977.12.30 ''see below''), created

of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1977.06.27 – 1992.08.04); previously Titular Bishop of Butus (1949.10.12 – 1977.06.27) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Olomouc (Olmütz, Czech Republic) (1949.10.12 – 1977.12.30) # František Tomášek (''see above'' 1977.12.30 – retired 1991.03.27), President of Bishops’ Conference of Czechoslovakia (1990 – 1991.06.11); died 1992 ##

: Jaroslav Škarvada (1982.12.18 – retired 2002.09.25),

(Leitomerschel, 1982.12.18 – death 2010.06.14) ## Auxiliary Bishop: Antonín Liška,

(C.SS.R.) (1988.05.19 – 1991.08.28), Titular Bishop of Vergi (1988.05.19 – 1991.08.28), next Bishop of

(Budweis) (Czech Republic) (1991.08.28 – retired 2002.09.25); died 2003 ## Auxiliary Bishop: Jan Lebeda (1988.05.19 – death 1991.11.05), Titular Bishop of Novi (1988.05.19 – 1991.11.05) ## Auxiliary Bishop: František Radkovský (1990.03.17 – 1993.05.31), Titular Bishop of Aggar (1990.03.17 – 1993.05.31), Secretary General of Czech Bishops’ Conference (1990 – 1993.07.07); later Bishop of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

(Pilsen, Czech Republic) (1993.05.31 – 2016.02.12) ## Auxiliary Bishop:

František Václav Lobkowicz Franz von Assisi Karl Friedrich Klemens Jaroslav Alois Leopold Gerhard Telesphorus Odilius Johann Bosco Paul Marie, Prince von Lobkowicz (5 January 1948 – 17 February 2022) was a Czech Catholic prelate and a member by birth of the Lobkowicz fa ...

(O. Praem.) (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30), Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30); later first Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czech Republic) (1996.05.30 – ...), Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference (2005.01 – 2010.04.21) #

Miloslav Vlk Miloslav Vlk (; 17 May 1932 – 18 March 2017) was a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Prague from 1991 to 2010. He was made a cardinal in 1994. He was also the President of the Council of European Bishops' ...

(1991.03.27 – 13 February 2010), President of Czech Bishops’ Conference (1993 – 2000.01.25), President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (1993.04.16 – 2001.05.31), created

S. Croce in Gerusalemme S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. S may also refer to: History * an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics * Long s (ſ), a form of the lower-case letter s formerly used where "s ...

(1994.11.26 – 2017.03.18);, previously Bishop of

(Budweis) (Czech Republic) (1990.02.14 – 1991.03.27) ##

: Jiří Paďour,

Capuchin Franciscans The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. OFMCap) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFMObs, now OFM), the ot ...

(O.F.M. Cap.) (1996.12.03 – 2001.02.23), Titular Bishop of Ausuccura (1996.12.03 – 2001.02.23), later

Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) ("co-assister" in Latin) is a bishop in the Latin Catholic, Anglican and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in administering the diocese. The coa ...

(Budweis) (Czech Republic) (2001.02.23 – 2002.09.25) succeeding as Bishop of České Budějovice (Czech Republic) (2002.09.25 – 2014.03.01), died 2015 ## Auxiliary Bishop: Karel Herbst,

Salesians The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in 1859 by the Italian priest John Bosco to help poor and migrant youth during the ...

(S.D.B.) (2002.02.19 – 2016.12.01), Titular Bishop of Siccesi (2002.02.19 – ...) #

Dominik Duka Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. (born 26 April 1943) is a Czech prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Prague from 2010 to 2022. He was made a cardinal in 2012. Duka served as Bishop of Hradec Králové from 1998 to 2010. He ...

Ordo Praedicatorum The Order of Preachers (, abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic Church, Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilians, Castilian priest named Saint Dominic, Dominic de Gu ...

(O.P.) (2010.02.13 – 2022.05.13) ##

Václav Malý (1996.12.03 – ...), Titular Bishop of Marcelliana (1996.12.03 – ...) ##

Zdeněk Wasserbauer (2018.01.23 – ...), Titular Bishop of

Buthrotum Butrint (, , ) was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus. Originally a settlement of the Greek tribe of the Chaonians, it later became part of the state of Epirus and later a Roman ...

(2018.01.23 – ...) #

(2022.05.13 – ...)

Patron saints

Patron saints of the Archdiocese of Prague include:

(primary), Vitus,

John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (; ; ) ( 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (a western part of what is now the Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts st ...

and

Wenceslaus Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Wenzeslaus and Wenzslaus (and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the Slavic names#In Slovakia and Czech_Republic, Czech name Václav. The other language versions of the name are , , , , , , among others. It origina ...

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