Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
| Diocese of Ostrava-Opava Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis Diecéze ostravsko-opavská | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Olomouc |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,360 km2 (2,460 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2016) 1,292,170 429,000 (33.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Divine Saviour |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Opava |
| Patron saint | St. Hedwig of Silesia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Martin David |
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The Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostraviensis-Opaviensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in Moravskoslezský kraj, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
The cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála Božského Spasitele, dedicated to the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava, and it also has
- a Co-Cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Opava
- a Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady in Frýdek-Místek
History
- Established on May 30, 1996 as Diocese of Ostrava–Opava / Ostravien(sis)–Opavien(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Olomouc, which territory was part until 1978 (the former Apostolic Administration of Český Těšín) of the then Diocese of Wrocław (Poland) while that comprised all Silesia.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 429,300 Catholics (32.7% of 1,314,000 total) on 6,150 km² in 276 parishes and a mission with 247 priests (188 diocesan, 59 religious), 30 deacons, 218 lay religious (76 brothers, 142 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Episcopate
(all Roman rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Ostrava-Opava
- František Václav Lobkowicz, Norbertines (O. Praem.) (30 May 1996 – 17 February 2022), a Prince (by birth) of the Lobkowicz family, Vice-President of Czech Bishops' Conference (2005-01 – 2010-04-21); previously Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra (1990-03-17 – 1996-05-30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Praha (Prague, Czech Republic) (1990-03-17 – 1996-05-30)
- Martin David (2023-07-04 –...); previously auxiliary bishop (2017-04-07 – 2023-07-04), Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia (2017-04-07 – 2023-07-04).
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic
- Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical province of Olomouc