Diocese of Brno Dioecesis Brunensis Diecéze Brno
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
Information
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 andSaint Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vojtěch Cikrle
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jan Graubner
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

TheDiocese of Brno (Latin:Dioecesis Brunensis) is aLatindiocese located in the city ofBrno in theecclesiastical province ofOlomouc in theCzech Republic.

• 1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral)chapter established inBrno
• 1625: A collegiate chapter established inMikulov
• 1777, December 5: The Diocese established from a part of theDiocese of Olomouc
• 1780s: As a consequence of theEdict on Idle Institutions (byJoseph II) some ancient monasteries and convents abolished
• 1783: Territory (substantially) extended
• 1807: Aseminary established
• 1909: The first diocesansynod was held
• 1934: The second diocesan synod was held
• 1938-1945: Substantial southern part of the diocese (under the rule ofNazi Germany) administered separately by vicar general inMikulov
• 1945-1946: German populationexpelled from the diocese
• 1950: The seminary abolished due to theCommunist rule
• 1950-1968: Communists prevented Bishop Karel Skoupý from tenure of office
• 1972-1990:Sede vacante due to theCommunist rule
• 1999: Administrative reorganisation: number ofdeaneries reduced from 37 to 20

• Basilica of the Assumption inStaré Brno
• Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Nicholas inŽďár nad Sázavou
• St. WenceslausCollegiate Church inMikulov

• 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 SaleskýCardinal 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)

• St.Peter andPaul, patron saints of the diocese
• St. Zdislava, born 1220s inKřižanov
• St. Clement Hofbauer, born 1751 inTasovice
• Blessed Maria Restituta, born 1894 in Husovice (now part ofBrno)
• Jan Bula, a Catholic priest executed by the Communist regime in 1952. The Diocese has been processing hisbeatification since 2004.^[1]

• Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic

• Katalog brněnské diecéze. Neproměnná část. Brno 2007.
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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• Roman Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic
• Religious organizations established in 1777
• Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 18th century
• Brno
• 1777 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
• 1777 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy
• 18th-century establishments in Bohemia

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