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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hradec Králové

Coordinates: 50°N 16°E / 50°N 16°E / 50; 16
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Diocese of Hradec Králové

Dioecesis Riginae Gradecensis

Diecéze královéhradecká
Location
Country Czech Republic
MetropolitanPrague
Statistics
Area11,650 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1,274,200
450,800 (35.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Spirit
Katedrála Svatého Ducha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJan Vokál
Auxiliary BishopsJosef Kajnek
Map
Dark blue: Diocese of Hradec Králové Light blue: Ecclesiastical Province of Prague
Dark blue: Diocese of Hradec Králové
Light blue: Ecclesiastical Province of Prague
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

The Diocese of Hradec Králové (Latin: Reginae Gradecen(sis), German: Bistum Königgrätz) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Hradec Králové in the Ecclesiastical Province of Prague in the Czech Republic.

History

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On 10 November 1664, the diocese was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Prague.

On 28 June 1972, Pope Paul VI – by his Apostolic constitution Episcoporum Poloniae coetus – redrew boundaries of a number of Polish, Czech, and German dioceses, removing the County of Kladsko area from the Diocese of Hradec Králové and assigning it to the neighbouring Archdiocese of Wrocław.[1]

Leadership

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Notes

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  1. ^ Paulus VI: Const. Apost. Episcoporum Poloniae coetus, AAS 64 (1972), n. 10, pp. 657seq.

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