Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno
Diocese of Brno Dioecesis Brunensis Diecéze Brno | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Olomouc |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,597 km2 (4,092 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,400,000 551,900 (39.4%) |
| Parishes | 451 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul (Katedrála sv. Petra a Pavla) |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vojtěch Cikrle |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jan Graubner |
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The Diocese of Brno (Latin: Dioecesis Brunensis) is a Latin diocese located in the city of Brno in the ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.
History
[edit]- 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
Special churches
[edit]- Basilica of the Assumption in Staré Brno
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Nicholas in Žďár nad Sázavou
- St. Wenceslaus Collegiate Church in Mikulov
Bishops of Brno
[edit]- Mathias Franz Chorinsky von Ledske (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)
- Pavel Huyn (1904–1916)
- Norbert Johann Klein, OT (1916–1926)
- Josef Kupka (1931–1941)
- Karel Skoupý (1946–1972)
- Vojtěch Cikrle (1990-2022)
- Pavel Konzbul (since 2022)
Saints connected with the diocese
[edit]- St. Peter and Paul, patron saints of the diocese
- St. Zdislava, born 1220s in Křižanov
- St. Clement Hofbauer, born 1751 in Tasovice
- Blessed Maria Restituta, born 1894 in Husovice (now part of Brno)
- Jan Bula, a Catholic priest executed by the Communist regime in 1952. The Diocese has been processing his beatification since 2004.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Beatification candidates III: Diocese of Brno - Církev.cz". Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- Katalog brněnské diecéze. Neproměnná část. Brno 2007.
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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