- Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno
The Diocese of Brno (Latin: Dioecesis Brunensis) is a Latin diocese located in the city of Brno in the ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.
History
1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral) chapter established in Brno
1625: A collegiate chapter established in Mikulov
1777, December 5: The Diocese established from a part of the Diocese of Olomouc
1780s: As a consequence of the Edict on Idle Institutions (by Joseph II) some ancient monasteries and convents abolished
1783: Territory (substantially) extended
1807: A seminary established
1909: The first diocesan synod was held
1934: The second diocesan synod was held
1938-1945: Substantial southern part of the diocese (under the rule of Nazi Germany) administered separately by vicar general in Mikulov
1945-1946: German population expelled from the diocese
1950: The seminary abolished due to the Communist rule
1950-1968: Communists prevented Bishop Karel Skoupý from tenure of office
1972-1990: Sede vacante due to the Communist rule
1999: Administrative reorganisation: number of deaneries reduced from 37 to 20
Special churches
Basilica of the Assumption in Staré Brno
Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Nicholas in Žďár nad Sázavou
St. Wenceslaus Collegiate Church in Mikulov
Bishops of Brno
Mathias Franz Chorinsky von Ledske (1777–1786)
Johann Baptist Lachenbauer, OCr (1786–1799)
Vinzenz Joseph Franz Sales von Schrattenbach (1800–1816)
Wenzel Urban von Stuffler (1817–1831)
Franz Anton Gindl (1831–1841)
Anton Ernst von Schaffgotsche (1841–1870)
Karl Nöttig (1870–1882)
František Saleský Cardinal Bauer (1882–1904)
Pavel Huyn (1904–1916)
Norbert Johann Klein, OT (1916–1926)
Josef Kupka (1931–1941)
Karel Skoupý (1946–1972)
Vojtěch Cikrle (1990-2022)
Pavel Konzbul (since 2022)
Saints connected with the diocese
St. Peter and Paul, patron saints of the diocese
St. Zdislava, born 1220s in Křižanov
St. Clement Hofbauer, born 1751 in Tasovice
Blessed Maria Restituta, born 1894 in Husovice (now part of Brno)
Jan Bula, a Catholic priest executed by the Communist regime in 1952. The Diocese has been processing his beatification since 2004.
See also
Roman Catholicism in the Czech Republic
References
Katalog brněnské diecéze. Neproměnná část. Brno 2007.
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Petr Esterka
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc
- Brno
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Leitomischl
- Timeline of Brno
- Pavel Konzbul
- Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno
Gladiator (2000)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
New York, I Love You (2008)
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