The Archdiocese of Prague (Praha) (Latin: Archidioecesis Pragensis; Czech: Arcidiecéze pražská) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic.
Archdiocese of Prague Archidioecesis Pragensis Arcibiskupství pražské | |
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Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Prague |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,765 km2 (3,384 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 2,322,700 559,800 (24.1%) |
Parishes | 148 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 973 |
Cathedral | St. Vitus Cathedral |
Patron saint | St Adalbert (primary) St Wenceslaus St John Nepomucene St Vitus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jan Graubner |
Auxiliary Bishops | Václav Malý |
Bishops emeritus | Karel Herbst Dominik Duka, O.P. |
Map | |
Website | |
apha.cz |
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Vitus Cathedral, in the Bohemian and Czech capital Prague, entirely situated inside the Prague Castle complex. Jan Graubner is the current archbishop.
Its suffragan sees are :
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The names of the following list of bishops and archbishops of Prague are given in Czech, with English equivalent or otherwise as suitable.
Patron saints of the Archdiocese of Prague include: Adalbert of Prague (primary), Vitus, John of Nepomuk and Wenceslaus.
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