Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague
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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.
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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 |
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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.