Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
Roman Catholic diocese in Czechia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Catholic diocese in Czechia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostraviensis-Opaviensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in Moravskoslezský kraj, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
Diocese of Ostrava-Opava Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis Diecéze ostravsko-opavská | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Olomouc |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,360 km2 (2,460 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 1,292,170 429,000 (33.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Divine Saviour |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Opava |
| Patron saint | St. Hedwig of Silesia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Martin David |
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The cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála Božského Spasitele, dedicated to the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava, and it also has
As per 2014, it pastorally served 429,300 Catholics (32.7% of 1,314,000 total) on 6,150 km² in 276 parishes and a mission with 247 priests (188 diocesan, 59 religious), 30 deacons, 218 lay religious (76 brothers, 142 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
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