Archdiocese of Olomouc
Olomucen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Olomouc, Czechia
Metropolitan Latin Church archdiocese in Moravia, Czech Republic, established as the Diocese of Olomouc in 1063 and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese on 5 December 1777. Its province includes the dioceses of Brno and Ostrava-Opava; it is led by Archbishop Josef Nuzík, appointed in 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1063
- Latin
- Olomucen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Wenceslaus
- Annuario code
- 001002453
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 737,300
- Population
- 1,359,847
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 54.2%
- Priests
- 313
- Catholics per priest
- 2,356
- Extent
- 10,018 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 74
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Josef Nuzík
- Born
- 25 July 1966
- Birthplace
- Stráni
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St Wenceslaus stands in Olomouc, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Olomouc
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BrnoBrno
- Diocese of Ostrava-OpavaOstrava-Opava
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
With its seat in Olomouc, this metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church in the Czech Republic bears the Czech name Metropolitní Arcidiecéze olomoucká and the Latin title Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olomucensis.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.