Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc

Diocese of Olomouc
Dioecesis Olomucensis
Arcidiecézní Olomouce
Location
Country Czech Republic
Statistics
Area 10,018 km2 (3,868 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
1,407,000
745,200 (53%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Katedrála sv. Václava
(Cathedral of St. Wenceslaus)
Patron saint St Wenceslaus
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Jan Graubner
Auxiliary Bishops Josef Hrdlicka
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Saint Wenceslas Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc (Czech: Arcidiecéze olomoucká, Latin: Archidioecesis Olomucensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc. It was reestablished in 1063 and in 1777 it was elevated to an archdiocese.

Special churches

Leadership

See also: List of bishops and archbishops of Olomouc

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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Coordinates: 49°30′N 17°30′E / 49.5°N 17.5°E / 49.5; 17.5

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