Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice
| Diocese of Litoměřice Dioecesis Litomericensis Diecéze Litoměřice | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Prague |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,380 km2 (3,620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,344,000 162,800 (12.1%) |
| Parishes | 437 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Katedrála sv. Štěpána (Cathedral of St. Stephen) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jan Baxant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominik Duka |
| Vicar General | Stanislav Přibyl |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Litoměřice | |
| Website | |
| dltm.cz | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice Latin: Litomericen(sis) is a diocese located in the city of Litoměřice in the Ecclesiastical province of Prague in the Czech Republic.
History
- July 3, 1655: Established as Diocese of Litoměřice from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha
Special churches
 Bishop's residence and St. Stephen Cathedral in Litoměřice. |
 Bazilika sv. Vavřince a sv. Zdislavy (Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava) |
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazilika Panny Marie Bolestné, Krupka, Ústecký kraj
(Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows) - Bazilika Panny Marie Pomocnice křesťanů, Jiříkov, Ústecký kraj
(Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians) - Bazilika sv. Vavřince a sv. Zdislavy, Jablonné v Podještědí, Liberecký kraj
(Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava) - Bazilika Všech svatých, Česká Lípa, Liberecký kraj
(Basilica of All Saints)
- Bazilika Panny Marie Bolestné, Krupka, Ústecký kraj
Leadership
- Bishops of Litoměřice (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jan Baxant (since 2008.10.04)
- Bishop Dominik Duka, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator since 2004.11.06)
- Bishop Pavel Posád (2003.12.24 – 2008.01.26)
- Bishop Josef Koukl (1989.07.26 – 2003.12.24)
- Cardinal Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. (1947.09.27 – 1974.04.06)
- Archbishop Antonín Alois Weber (1931.10.22 – 1947.03.10)
- Bishop Josef Gross (1910.04.20 – 1931.01.20)
- Bishop Emanuel Jan Schöbel (1882 – 1909.11.28)
- Bishop Antonín Ludvík Frind (1879 – 1881.10.18)
- Bishop Augustin Pavel Wahala (1866 – 1877.09.10)
- Bishop Augustin Bartoloměj Hille (1832 – 1865.04.26)
- Archbishop Vinzenz Eduard Milde (1823.01.16 – 1832.03.19)
- Bishop Josef František Hurdálek (1815.12.18 – 1822.09.28)
- Archbishop Václav Leopold Chlumčanský (1801.10.15 – 1815.03.15)
- Bishop Ferdinand Kindermann (1790.02.04 – 1801.05.25)
- Bishop Emmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein (1759.07.19 – 1789.12.07)
- Bishop Moritz Adolf Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz (1733.07.04 – 1759.06.20)
- Bishop Johann Adam Reichsgraf von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz (1721.01.09 – 1733.06.02)
- Bishop Hugo František von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1709.08.06 – 1720.09.06)
- Bishop Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (1675.10.30 – 1709.04.12)
- Bishop Maxmilián Rudolf Schleinitz (1655.07.02 – 1675.10.13)