Catholic ChurchinCzech Republic (Czechia) |
Also known as: Tschechien (Deutsch), Chequia (español), la Tchéquie (français), Cechia (Italiano, latine), Czechy (polski), Tcheca (Português), Česko (česky), 捷克 (正體中文), チェコ (日本語)
Roman Rite (8): Brno, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Litoměřice, Olomouc, Ostrava–Opava, Plzeň, Praha
Ruthenian Church (1): Czech Republic
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Apostolic Nunciature: Czech Republic
Conference of Bishops: Česká Biskupská Konference
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Patron Saints: Saint Wenceslaus, Saint John of Nepomuk, Saint Procopius of Sázava
Saints: 12 Saints, 25 Blesseds
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: 3,326,000 Catholics (31.1% of 10,702,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 2,264 parishes, 80 other centres
Clergy: 22 bishops (8 diocesan, 14 titular), 1,718 priests (1,232 diocesan, 486 religious), 249 permanent deacons (242 diocesan, 7 religious)
Non-Clergy: 1,058 religious (110 brothers, 948 sisters), 129 members of secular institutes (3 brothers, 126 sisters), 99 major seminarians, 1,207 catechists
1990Statistics include present-day Slovakia |
Last updated on 2024.12.03
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