Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
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Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis
Diecéze ostravsko-opavská
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Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Metropolitan | Olomouc |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,313,000 429,000 (32.7%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Katedrála Božského Spasitele, Ostrava (Cathedral of the Divine Saviour) |
Co-cathedral | Konkatedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, Opava (Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption) |
Patron saint | St Hedwig of Silesia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jan Graubner |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a diocese located in the cities of Ostrava and Opava in the Ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.
History
- Before 1978 the territory was part of the Diocese of Wroclaw which, for the most time, comprised all Silesia.
- 1978: The territory is part of the Archdiocese of Olomouc.
- May 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Ostrava – Opava from the Archdiocese of Olomouc which remains the metropolitan for the region.
Special churches
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- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie, Frýdek-Místek, Moravskoslezský kraj
(Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie, Frýdek-Místek, Moravskoslezský kraj
Leadership
- Bishops of Ostrava-Opava (Roman rite)
- Bishop František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem. (since May 30, 1996)
See also
Source
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