Archbishops of Olomouc
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The following is a list of diocesan
bishop
s and archbishop
s of Olomouc. 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.
Diocesan bishop
A diocesan bishop — in general — is a bishop in charge of a diocese. These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, metropolitans, and primates....
bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s and archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s of Olomouc. Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc 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.
Bishops of Olomouc
- 898/900–? Bishop from RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
- 914–932 Jan (?)'
- Vacant (?)
- 942–947 Silvestr (?), † 961
- 947–976 united with the Bishopric of RegensburgBishopric of RegensburgThe Bishopric of Regensburg was a small prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now southern Germany. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz, but became a bishopric again in 1817.-History:The diocese...
(?) - 976–981 Vratislav (?)
- 981–991 united with the Bishopric of RegensburgBishopric of RegensburgThe Bishopric of Regensburg was a small prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now southern Germany. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz, but became a bishopric again in 1817.-History:The diocese...
(?) - 991–1063 united with the Bishopric of Prague (?)
- 1063–1086 Jan I. (Johann I. von Brenau)
- 1086–1088 united with the Bishopric of Prague (?)
- 1088–1091 Vezel
- 1091–1096 Ondřej (bishop of Olomouc)
- 1096–1099 Jindřich (?)
- 1097/1099–1104 Petr I.
- 1104–1126 Jan II.
- 1126–1150 Henry ZdíkHenry ZdíkHenry Zdík was bishop of Olomouc from 1126 to 1150.In 1141 Zdik with papal authorization undertook a mission against the Prussians....
, in Czech: Jindřich Zdík - 1151–1157 Jan III. z Litomyšle
- 1157–1172 Jan IV.
- 1172–1182 Dětleb
- 1182–1184 Pelhřim
- 1184–1194 Kaim (Chaim von Böhmen)
- 1194–1199 Engelbert von Brabant
- 1199–1201 Jan V.
- 1201–1240 Robert
- 1241–1245 Konrád z Freiberku
- 1245–1281 Bruno ze Schauenburka
- 1281–1302 Dětřich
- 1302–1311 Jan VI. z Valdštejna
- 1311–1316 Petr II.
- 1316–1326 Konrád I.
- 1327–1333 Jindřich Berka z Dubé
- 1334–1351 Jan VII. Volek
- 1351–1364 Jan VIII. Očko z Vlašimi († 1379)
- 1364–1380 Jan IX. ze Středy
- 1381–1387 Petr III.
- 1387 Jan X. Soběslav
- 1388–1397 Mikuláš z Riesenburka
- 1398–1403 Jan XI.
- 1403–1408 Ladislav z Kravař
- 1409–1412 Conrad of VechtaConrad of VechtaConrad of Vechta was Bishop of Verden , Bishop of Olomouc , Archbishop of Prague , and Master of the Mint and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia.-Before episcopate:It is not certain...
- 1412–1416 Václav Králík z Buřenic
- 1416–1430 Jan XII. Železný
- 1416–1448 Also Slavatzki
- 1430–1434 Konrád III. ze Zvole
- 1434–1450 Pavel z Miličína
- 1450–1454 Jan XIII. (Johann XIV. Haz)
- 1454–1457 Bohuslav ze Zvole
- 1457–1482 Protas Černohorský z Boskovic
- 1483/4–1490 Jan Filipec z Prostějova
- 1487–1489 Jan Vitéz mladší
- 1489–1493 Ardicino della Porta
- 1493–1497 Juan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el mayorJuan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el mayorJuan de Borja Lanzol de Romaní, el mayor was the first of ten cardinal-nephews elevated by Pope Alexander VI, the cousin of his father, Galcerán de Borja y Moncada....
- 1497–1540 Stanislav I. Thurzo
- 1540–1541 Bernard Zoubek ze Zdětína
- 1541–1553 Jan Skála z Doubravky a HradištěJan DubraviusJoannes Dubravius was a Czech churchman, humanist and writer. He became the bishop of Olomouc, in Bohemia. His name is given also as Jan Dubravius or Janus Dubravius, Jan Skála z Doubravky and Jan z Doubravky, and Dubravinius.-Works:...
(Jan XVI. Dubravius, Johann XVI. Dubraw) - 1553–1565 Marek Khuen z Olomouce
- 1565–1572 Vilém Prusinovský z Víckova
- 1572–1574 Jan XVII. Grodecký
- 1574–1575 Tomáš Albín z Helfenburka
- 1576–1578 Jan XIII.
- 1579–1599 Stanislav II. Pavlovský
- 1599–1636 František z Ditrichsteina
- 1636–1637 Jan XIX. Arnošt z Plattenštejna (German: Johann Ernst Plateis von Plattenstein)
- 1637–1662 Leopold I William
- 1663–1664 Charles I JosephArchduke Charles Joseph of AustriaCharles Joseph was an Archduke of Austria and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights . He was also the bishop of Olmütz, and Breslau, Passau....
- 1664–1695 Charles II von Liechtenstein-KastelkornKarl II von Liechtenstein-KastelkornKarl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn was a Catholic priest and prince-bishop. In 1655 he was ordained priest in the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg . Between 1664 to 1695 he served as Prince-Bishop of Olomouc in the Moravia...
(Karel II. hrabě z Lichtenštejna) - 1695–1711 Charles Joseph of LorraineCharles Joseph of LorraineCharles Joseph John Anthony Ignace Felix of Lorraine , also known as Charles III in his capacity as the bishop of Olomouc , was a German prelate.Born in Vienna, he was the second son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine...
(Czech: Karel III. Lotrinský, German: Karl Joseph von Lothringen) († 1715) - 1711–1738 Wolfgang Schrattenbach
- 1738–1745 Jakub Arnošt z Lichtenštejna
- 1745–1758 Ferdinand Julius Troyer z Troyersteinu
- 1758–1760 Leopold II. Fridrich z Egkhu
- 1761–1776 Maxmilián z Hamiltonu
Archbishops of Olomouc
- 1777–1811 Antonín Theodor Colloredo-Waldsee
- 1811–1819 Maria Tadeáš Trauttmansdorff
- 1819–1831 Rudolf von Habsburg-LothringenRudolf von Habsburg-LothringenRudolf Johannes Joseph Rainier von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke and Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was a Cardinal, an Archbishop of Olomouc, and a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine....
- 1831–1836 Ferdinand Maria Chotek
- 1836–1853 Maxmilián Josef Sommerau-Beckh
- 1853–1892 Bedřich z Fürstenberka
- 1893–1904 Theodor Kohn
- 1904–1915 Franziskus von Sales BauerFranziskus von Sales BauerFranziskus von Sales Bauer was an Austro-Hungarian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Olomouc from 1904 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911.-Biography:...
- 1916–1920 Lev Skrbenský z HříštěLev Skrbenský z HríšteLev Skrbenský z Hříště, , also spelt Skrebensky was a prominent Cardinal in the Catholic Church during the early twentieth century....
- 1921–1923 Antonín Cyril Stojan
- 1923–1947 Leopold Prečan
- 1948–1961 Josef Karel Matocha
- bishop Josef Vrana (apostolic administrator 1973–1987)
- 1989–1991 František Vaňák
- since 1992 Jan GraubnerJan GraubnerJan Graubner is the Roman Catholic archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic. On 23 June 1973, he was ordained as a priest. On 17 March 1990, he was named auxiliary bishop of Olomouc and titular bishop of Tagaria. The principal consecrator at Graubner's ordination as a bishop on 7 April 1990 was...