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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc

Coordinates: 49°30′N 17°30′E / 49.5°N 17.5°E / 49.5; 17.5
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Diocese of Olomouc

Dioecesis Olomucensis

Arcidiecézní Olomouce
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Statistics
Area10,018 km2 (3,868 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
1,407,000
745,200 (53%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralKatedrála sv. Václava
(Cathedral of St. Wenceslaus)
Patron saintSt Wenceslaus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJan Graubner
Auxiliary BishopsJosef Hrdlicka
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Saint Wenceslas Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc (Czech: Arcidiecéze olomoucká, Latin: Archidioecesis Olomucensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc. It was reestablished in 1063 and in 1777 it was elevated to an archdiocese.

Special churches

Leadership

See also: List of bishops and archbishops of Olomouc

Suffragan dioceses

See also

External links

  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Olmütz" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • Olmomouc from catholic-hierarchy.org
  • GCatholic.org
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49°30′N 17°30′E / 49.5°N 17.5°E / 49.5; 17.5

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