Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava

Diocese of Ostrava-Opava Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis
Katedrála Božského Spasitele, Ostrava
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Metropolitan	Olomouc
Statistics
Area	6,360 km² (2,460 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,311,000 423,000 (32.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedrála Božského Spasitele, Ostrava (Cathedral of the Divine Saviour)
Co-cathedral	Konkatedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, Opava (Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption)
Current leadership
Bishop	František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a diocese located in the cities of Ostrava and Opava in the Ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

Contents

1 History
2 Special churches
3 Leadership
4 See also
5 Source

History

Before 1978 the territory was part of the Diocese of Wroclaw which, for the most time, comprised all Silesia.
1978: The territory is part of the Archdiocese of Olomouc.
May 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Ostrava – Opava from the Archdiocese of Olomouc which remains the metropolitan for the region.

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie, Frýdek-Místek, Moravskoslezský kraj
  (Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Leadership

Bishops of Ostrava-Opava (Roman rite)
- Bishop František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem. (since May 30, 1996)

See also

Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic

Source