Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice
The Diocese of Litoměřice (Latin: Litomericensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church based in the town of Litoměřice in the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.
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 2019) 1,363,000 161,464 (11.8%) |
| Parishes | 437 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedrála sv. Štěpána (Cathedral of St. Stephen) |
| Patron saint | Zdislava Berka |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jan Baxant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominik Duka |
| Vicar General | Martin Davídek |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Litoměřice (dark blue) | |
| Website | |
| dltm.cz | |
History
On July 3, 1655, the Diocese of Litoměřice was created out of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha.
Leadership
Bishop's residence and St. Stephen Cathedral in Litoměřice.
Bazilika sv. Vavřince a sv. Zdislavy
('Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava')
('Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava')
- Bishops of Litoměřice
- Maxmilián Rudolf Schleinitz (July 5, 1655 – October 13, 1675)
- Jaroslav František Ignác von Sternberg (October 30, 1675 – April 12, 1709)
- Hugo František von Königsegg-Rothenfels (August 6, 1709 – September 6, 1720)
- Johann Adam Reichsgraf von Wratislaw von Mitrowitz (January 9, 1721 – June 2, 1733)
- Moritz Adolf Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Zeitz (July 4, 1733 – June 20, 1759)
- Emmanuel Ernst Reichsgraf von Waldstein (July 19, 1759 – December 7, 1789)
- Ferdinand Kindermann (February 4, 1790 – May 25, 1801)
- Václav Leopold Chlumčanský (October 15, 1801 – March 15, 1815)
- Josef František Hurdálek (December 18, 1815 – September 28, 1822)
- Vinzenz Eduard Milde (January 16, 1823 – March 19, 1832)
- Augustin Bartoloměj Hille (July 2, 1832 – April 26, 1865)
- Augustin Pavel Wahala (January 8, 1866 – September 10, 1877)
- Antonín Ludvík Frind (May 15, 1879 – October 18, 1881)
- Emanuel Jan Schöbel (July 3, 1882 – November 28, 1909)
- Josef Gross (April 20, 1910 – January 20, 1931)
- Antonín Alois Weber (October 22, 1931 – March 10, 1947)
- Štěpán Trochta (September 27, 1947 – April 6, 1974)
- Josef Koukl (July 26, 1989 – December 24, 2003)
- Pavel Posád (December 24, 2003 – January 26, 2008)
- Dominik Duka (apostolic administrator November 6, 2004 – October 4, 2008)
- Jan Baxant (October 4, 2008 – present)
Patron saints
Patron saints of the Diocese of Litoměřice include: Zdislava Berka (primary), Stephen, Felix and Victorinus of Pettau.[1]
References
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