Dětmar
| Dětmar O.S.B. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Praha | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Praha |
| In office | 973 – 2 January 982 |
| Predecessor | Diocese established |
| Successor | Adalbert of Prague |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | January 976 by Willigis[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Duchy of Saxony, East Francia |
| Died | 2 January 982 Praha, Duchy of Bohemia |
Dětmar, Thietmar or Dietmar (died 2 January 982 in Prague) was the first Bishop of Prague. He came from Saxony and learned to speak Czech. The diocese of Prague was assigned to the Archbishopric of Mainz, when Thietmar was elected as the first bishop in 973 at the time of government by Boleslaus II of Bohemia. The creation of the diocese gave Bohemia religious independence from the Empire. Thietmar was known to be a wise and pious man, who ordered the building of many churches and the first cathedral. He died in 982. Adalbert of Prague was elected as his successor.[2]
References
- Back to citation "Bishop Dĕtmar (Thietmar), O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- Back to citation Peter Hilsch [in German] (2016). "Thietmar". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 26. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 144. (full text online); Jaroslav Kadlec: Založení pražského biskupství. Roztoky 1971; Jaroslav Kadlec: Přehled českých církevních dějin. 1, Rom 1987; J. Sláma: Výkladový heslář vybraných historických osob, míst a reálií. In: Rostislav Nový, Jiří Sláma, Jana Zachová (Hrsg.): Slavníkovci ve středověkém písemnictví. Vyšehrad, Prag 1987
Bibliography
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Diocese established |
Bishop of Prague 973–982 |
Succeeded by Adalbert of Prague |