- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague
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Archdiocese of Prague
Archidioecesis PragensisLocation Country Czech Republic Ecclesiastical province Province of Prague Metropolitan Prague Population
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488,000 (23.6%)Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman rite Established 973 Cathedral St. Vitus Cathedral Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop Karel Herbst, S.D.B., Václav Maly, Jaroslav Škarvada (emeritus) Emeritus Bishops Miloslav Vlk Website apha.cz The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (Czech: Arcidiecéze pražská, Latin: Archidioecesis Pragensis) is a Catholic archdiocese of the Latin Rite in the Czech Republic. The archepiscopal see is in the Czech capital of Prague.
The diocese was founded in 973 as the Diocese of Prague. It was elevated to an archdiocese on 30 April 1344. Msgr Dominik Duka, O.P. is the current archbishop. The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague. The Archdiocese of Prague was created as a bishopric in 973, and elevated to an archbishopric on 30 April 1344. The first official statutes date from 1349 and incorporated the Manipulus florum of Thomas of Ireland.[1]
The names of these prelates are given in Czech, with English or otherwise as suitable.
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Bishops of Prague
Succession Name Dates of bishopric 1. Dětmar (Thietmar, Dietmar) 973–982 2. St. Vojtěch (Adalbert of Prague) 982–996 Kristian (Strachkvas) 996 (died during consecration) 3. Thiddag (Deodatus) 998–1017 4. Ekkhard (Ekkehard, Ekhard, Helicardus) 1017–1023 5. Hyza (Hyzo, Hizzo, Izzo) 1023–1030 6. Šebíř (Severus) 1030–1067 7. Gebhart (Gebehard, Jaromír) 1068–1089 8. Kosmas 1090–1098 9. Heřman 1099–1122 10. Menhart (Meinhard) 1122–1134 11. Jan I 1134–1139 Silvestr 1139–1140 (abdicated) 12. Ota (Otto) 1140–1148 13. Daniel I 1148–1167 Gotpold (Goltpold, Gothard, Hotart) 1168 (died before installation) 14. Bedřich z Puttendorfu 1168–1179 15. Valentin (Vališ) 1179–1182 16. Jindřich Břetislav 1182–1197 17. Daniel II (Milík z Talmberka) 1197–1214 18. Ondřej 1214–1224 19. Pelhřim (Peregrin) z Vartenberka 1124–1125 20. Budilov (Budivoj, Budislav) 1225–1226 21. Jan II 1226–1236 22. Bernhard (Buchard) Kaplíř ze Sulevic 1236–1240 23. Mikuláš z Reisenburku 1240–1258 24. Jan III z Dražic 1258–1278 25. Tobiáš z Bechyně 1278–1296 26. Řehoř Zajíc z Valdeka 1296–1301 27. Jan IV z Dražic 1301–1343 28. Arnošt z Pardubic (Arnošt of Pardubice) 1343–1344 Archbishops of Prague
Succession Name Dates of archbishopric 1. Arnošt z Pardubic (Arnošt of Pardubice) 1344–1364 2. Jan Očko z Vlašimi 1364–1379 3. Jan z Jenštejna 1379–1396 4. Olbram (Volfram) ze Škvorce 1369–1402 Mikuláš Puchník z Černic 1402 (died before consecration) 5. Zbyněk Zajíc z Hasenburka 1403–1411 6. Sigismund Albicus 1411–1412 7. Conrad of Vechta 1413–1421 sede vacante 1421–1561 8. Antonín Brus z Mohelnice 1561–1580 9. Martin Medek z Mohelnice 1581–1590 10. Zbyněk Berka z Dubé 1592–1606 11. Karel Graf von Lamberk 1607–1612 12. Johann Lohel 1612–1622 13. Arnošt Vojtěch Graf von Harrach 1623–1667 Johann Wilhelm Graf von Liebstein von Kolovrat 1667–1668 (died before consecration) 14. Matouš Ferdinand Sobek (Zoubek) z Bílenberka 1669–1675 15. Jan Bedřich Graf von Waldstein 1675–1694 16. Jan Josef Graf von Breuner 1695–1710 17. Ferdinand Graf von Khünburg 1713–1731 18. Daniel Josef Mayer z Mayernu 1732–1733 Jan Adam Vratislav z Mitrovic 1733 (died before confirmation) 19. Johann Moriz Gustav Graf von Manderscheid–Blankenheim 1733–1763 20. Antonín Petr hrabě Příchovský z Příchovic 1764–1793 21. Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm 1793–1810 22. Václav Leopold Chlumčanský z Přestavlk a Chlumčan 1815–1830 23. Alois Josef hrabě Krakovský z Kolovrat 1831–1833 24. Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice 1834–1838 25. Alois Josef svobodný pán Schrenk 1838–1849 26. Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg 1849–1885 27. Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn 1885–1899 28. Lev Skrbenský z Hříště 1899–1916 29. Pavel Graf von Huyn 1916–1919 30. František Kordač 1919–1931 31. Karel Kašpar 1931–1941 32. Josef Beran 1946–1969 33. František Tomášek 1977–1991 34. Miloslav Vlk 1991-2010 35. Dominik Duka, O.P. 2010-present An aerial view of St. Vitus Cathedral. The entire cathedral is situated inside the Prague Castle complex, and is the cathedral of the Archbishops of Prague.References
- ^ Clarke (2004), ODNB.
- "Biskupové". Historie arcidiecéze. Arcibiskupství pražské. http://www.apha.cz/historie-biskupove/. Retrieved 2007-05-08. (Czech)
- Clark, James G. (2004). "Hibernicus, Thomas (c.1270–c.1340)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27206. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27206. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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