Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno
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The Diocese of Brno (Template:Langx) 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.[1]
See also
References
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- Katalog brněnské diecéze. Neproměnná část. Brno 2007.
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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- 1777 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
- 1777 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy
- 18th-century establishments in Bohemia