Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses | General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Praha | |||
| 973 | Erected | Diocese ofRegensburg | Diocese of Praha (erected) |
| 1000 | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMeißen (Meissen) Diocese of Praha | Diocese ofWrocław (Breslau) (erected) |
| 1063 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Praha | Diocese ofOlomouc (Olmütz) (erected) |
| 30 April1344 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Praha | Diocese ofLitomyšl (erected) |
| Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} | |||
| 30 April1344 | Elevated | Diocese of Praha | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} |
| 1474 | Territory Added | Diocese ofLitomyšl (suppressed) | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} |
| 3 July1655 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} | Diocese ofLitoměřice (erected) |
| 10 November1664 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} | Diocese ofHradec Králové (erected) |
| 20 September1785 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} | Diocese ofČeské Budĕjovice {Budweis} (erected) |
| 21 July1921 | Territory Added | Diocese ofČeské Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Unterkamenzen) | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} |
| 28 June1972 | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMeißen (Meissen) (Biedrzychowice, Bogatynia, Dzialoszyn, Krzewina, Opolno Zdrój, and Zatonie) Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Bystrzyca Klodzka, Klodzko, Nowa Ruda, and Polanica Zdroj) | Archdiocese ofWrocław {Breslavia} |
| 31 May1993 | Territory Lost | Diocese ofČeské Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Domazlice, Nepomuk, and Klatovy) Diocese ofLitoměřice (Zatec and Chomutov) Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Plzen, Plzen - sever, Rokycany, Rakovnik, Tachov, Cheb, Sokolov, and Karlovy Vary) | Diocese ofPlzeň (erected) |
| 31 May1993 | Territory Added | Diocese ofČeské Budĕjovice {Budweis} (Zlaté Hory-Kamberk) Diocese ofHradec Králové (Borovnice, Křivsoudov, Cechtice, Zhoř, Sadská, Chleby, Velim, Předhradí, Nebovidy, Ratboř, Suchdol, Solpysky, Košice, Pravonín, Sudějov, Cestín, Petrovice II, Kácov, Zruč nad Sázavou, Soutice, Keblov, Dolní Královic...) Diocese ofLitoměřice (Nymburk, Veleliby, Kostomlaty, Vsejany, Milovice, and Lysá nad Labem) | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} |
| 31 May1993 | Territory Lost | Diocese ofHradec Králové (Křešín, Košetice, Vyklantice, Lukavec, Větrný Jeníkov, Branišov, Smrčná, Vyskytná, and Dušejov) Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Milín-Slivice, Třebsko, Smolotely, Kluóenice, Střeziměř, Vrcholtovice, and Pecice) | Diocese ofČeské Budĕjovice {Budweis} |
| 31 May1993 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Sány and Ohaře) | Diocese ofHradec Králové |
| 31 May1993 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} (Počáply, Libotenice, Doksany, Dolanky, and Chotětov) | Diocese ofLitoměřice |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Archdiocese of Praha {Prague} | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | 2,052,154 | 2,943,868 | 69.7% | 607 | 314 | 921 | 2,228 | 348 | 1,710 | 604 | ap1951 | |
| 1970 | 1,600,000 | 2,620,000 | 61.1% | 59 | 59 | 27,118 | 59 | 486 | 835 | ap1971 | ||
| 1980 | 1,365,000 | 2,740,000 | 49.8% | 329 | 97 | 426 | 3,204 | 97 | 381 | 579 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 1,190,000 | 2,810,000 | 42.3% | 261 | 66 | 327 | 3,639 | 66 | 169 | 579 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 604,000 | 2,144,000 | 28.2% | 160 | 133 | 293 | 2,061 | 14 | 228 | 366 | 380 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 600,000 | 2,140,000 | 28.0% | 193 | 152 | 345 | 1,739 | 17 | 238 | 311 | 379 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 604,500 | 2,140,000 | 28.2% | 183 | 155 | 338 | 1,788 | 17 | 228 | 292 | 376 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 604,500 | 2,144,000 | 28.2% | 191 | 148 | 339 | 1,783 | 18 | 224 | 328 | 378 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 485,614 | 2,062,189 | 23.5% | 216 | 161 | 377 | 1,288 | 20 | 227 | 284 | 378 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 488,000 | 2,069,585 | 23.6% | 201 | 175 | 376 | 1,297 | 21 | 245 | 328 | 378 | ap2005 |
| 2013 | 373,800 | 2,066,000 | 18.1% | 180 | 148 | 328 | 1,139 | 31 | 200 | 335 | 140 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 558,800 | 2,319,000 | 24.1% | 180 | 154 | 334 | 1,673 | 37 | 220 | 320 | 145 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 559,800 | 2,322,700 | 24.1% | 167 | 138 | 305 | 1,835 | 36 | 203 | 283 | 148 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 565,150 | 2,344,800 | 24.1% | 163 | 143 | 306 | 1,846 | 36 | 196 | 264 | 147 | ap2022 |
| 2023 | 558,000 | 2,316,000 | 24.1% | 157 | 134 | 291 | 1,917 | 45 | 184 | 220 | 146 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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