The Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, joint in the national Czech Episcopal Conference, comprises :
- a Latin hierarchy, consisting of two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishopric, with a total of six suffragan dioceses
- an Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate, covering the whole Czech Republic.
There are no other exempt Latin jurisdictions.
There is an Apostolic Nunciature to the Czech Republic as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level).
Current Latin dioceses
Ecclesiastical Province of Bohemia (Prague)
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague
Ecclesiastical Province of Moravia and Czech Silesia (Olomouc)
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc
Current Eastern Catholic jurisdiction
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Defunct jurisdictions
Titular See
One Episcopal titular bishopric : Diocese of Litomyšl
Other
- Apostolic Administration of Český Těšín (merged into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc)
Sources and external links
- GCatholic.org - data for all sections.
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry.