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Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) (2)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) (6)

Apostolic Exarchates (1)

Roman Rite (8): Brno, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Litoměřice, Olomouc, Ostrava–Opava, Plzeň, Praha

Ruthenian Church (1): Czech Republic

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Cathedrals (12)

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Patron Saints: Saint Wenceslaus, Saint John of Nepomuk, Saint Procopius of Sázava

Saints: 12 Saints, 31 Blesseds

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Continent: East Europe

Capital: Prague

Area: 77,247 km²

Population: 10,674,723

Neighbouring Countries: ← Germany , ↗ Poland , ↘ Slovakia , ↓ Austria

Religions: Roman Catholic 10.4%, Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 1.1%, other and unspecified 54%, none 34.5%

Languages: Czech (official) 95.4%, Slovak 1.6%, other 3%

Ethnic Groups: Czech 64.3%, Moravian 5%, Slovak 1.4%, other 1.8%, unspecified 27.5%

Motto: Pravda vítězí! (Czech) (Truth prevails!)

Area: 78,866 km²

Catholic Population: 3,379,000 Catholics (31.2% of 10,828,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 2,267 parishes, 82 other centres

Clergy: 22 bishops (7 diocesan, 15 titular), 1,682 priests (1,209 diocesan, 473 religious), 261 permanent deacons (256 diocesan, 5 religious)

Non-Clergy: 964 religious (94 brothers, 870 sisters), 127 members of secular institutes (1 brother, 126 sisters), 93 major seminarians, 1,183 catechists