The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava ( la, Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a suffragan Latin

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of the

Archdiocese of Olomouc The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc ( cs, Arcidiecéze olomoucká, la, Archidioecesis Olomucensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. It has its seat in Olomouc. Special churches ...

in Moravskoslezský kraj,

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The m ...

, in the Czech Republic. The

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

episcopal see is Katedrála Božského Spasitele, dedicated to the

Divine Saviour Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

, in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four riv ...

, and it also has * a Co-Cathedral, the Konkatedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, in

Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of ...

, dedicated to the Virgin Mary * a

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: Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie, in

Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, pl, Frydek-Mistek; german: Friede(c)k-Mistek) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protecte ...

, dedicated to the Virgin Mary

History

* Established on May 30, 1996 as Diocese of Ostrava–Opava / Ostravien(sis)–Opavien(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the

, which territory was part until 1978 of the then

Diocese of Wroclaw In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

(Breslau, Poland) while that comprised all

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 429,300 Catholics (32.7% of 1,314,000 total) on 6,150 km² in 276 parishes and a mission with 247 priests (188 diocesan, 59 religious), 30 deacons, 218 lay religious (76 brothers, 142 sisters) and 8 seminarians.

Episcopate

(all Roman rite) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Ostrava-Opava'' *

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 Roman Catholic prelate. Lobkowicz served as titular bishop ...

Norbertines The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...

(O. Praem.) (30 May 1996 - 17 February 2022), a Prince (by birth) of the

Lobkowicz family The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is a Czech noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest Bohemian noble families. The family also belong to the G ...

, Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference (2005.01 – 2010.04.21); 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 ...

Catabum Castra Catabum Castra was an ancient Roman town of North Africa during the Byzantine Empire, Vandal Kingdom and Roman Empire. The town has been tentatively identified with ruins at Djidioua in Algeria. Titular see of Catabum Castra During the Roman ...

(1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Praha (Prague, Czech Republic) (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30) ** Auxiliary bishop : Martin David (2017.04.07 – ...), Titular Bishop of

Thucca in Numidia Thucca in Numidia was an Ancient Roman era town and the seat of an ancient Bishopric during the Roman Empire, which remains only as a Latin Catholic titular see. History The city in the Roman province of Numidia, and has been tentatively identi ...

(2017.04.07 – ...).

Sources

GCatholic.org, with Google mapa & satellite photo - data for all sections

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic Christian organizations established in 1996 Ostrava Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub

History

Statistics

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