Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno

Diocese of Brno Dioecesis Brunensis
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Metropolitan	Olomouc
Statistics
Area	10,597 km² (4,092 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2001) 1,354,000 533,000 (39.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Peter and Paul Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Petra a Pavla)
Current leadership
Bishop	Vojtěch Cikrle
Auxiliary Bishop	Petr Esterka

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.

History

1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral) chapter established in Brno
1625: A collegiate chapter established in Mikulov
1777, December 5: The Diocese established from a part of the Diocese of Olomouc
1780s: As a consequence of the Edict on Idle Institutions (by Joseph II) some ancient monasteries and convents abolished
1783: Territory (substantially) extended
1807: A seminary established
1909: The first diocesan synod was held
1934: The second diocesan synod was held
1938-1945: Substantial southern part of the diocese (under the rule of Nazi Germany) administered separately by vicar general in Mikulov
1945-1946: German population expelled from the diocese
1950: The seminary abolished due to the Communist rule
1950-1968: Communists prevented Bishop Karel Skoupý from tenure of office
1972-1990: Sede vacante due to the Communist rule
1999: Administrative reorganisation: number of deaneries reduced from 37 to 20

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)