Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno

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Diocese of Brno
Dioecesis Brunensis
Statistics
Country: Czech Republic
Metropolitan: Olomouc
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 10,597 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,354,000 (2006)
533,000 (39.4%)
Cathedral: St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
(Katedrála sv. Petra a Pavla)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Vojtěch Cikrle
Auxiliary Bishop: Petr Esterka
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Staré Brno Basilica (part of the St. Thomas Abbey)
Staré Brno Basilica (part of the St. Thomas Abbey)
Mikulov – seat of the collegiate chapter since the 17th century
Mikulov – seat of the collegiate chapter since the 17th century

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno {Latin: Brun(ensis)} is a diocese located in the city of Brno in the ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Special Churches

[edit] Bishops of Brno

  • Matthias Franz Chorinský von Ledska (1777–1786)
  • Johann Baptist Lachenbauer, OCr (1786–1799)
  • Vinzenz Joseph Franz Sales von Schrattenbach (1800–1816)
  • Wenzel Urban von Stuffler (1817–1831)
  • Franz Anton Gindl (1831–1841)
  • Anton Ernst von Schaffgotsche (1841–1870)
  • Karl Nöttig (1870–1882)
  • František Saleský Cardinal Bauer (1882–1904)
  • Paul von Huyn (1904–1916)
  • Norbert Johann Klein, OT (1916–1926)
  • Josef Kupka (1931–1941)
  • Karel Skoupý (1946–1972)
  • Vojtěch Cikrle (since 1990)

[edit] See also

[edit] References



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