Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno
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Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
in the ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
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...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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History
- 1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral) chapterChapter (religion)Chapter designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran churches....
established in BrnoBrnoBrno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District... - 1625: A collegiate chapter established in MikulovMikulovMikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...
- 1777, December 5: The Diocese established from a part of the Diocese of OlomoucRoman Catholic Archdiocese of OlomoucThe 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...
- 1780s: As a consequence of the Edict on Idle InstitutionsEdict on Idle InstitutionsThe Edict on Idle Institutions was one of over 10,000 ordinances issued by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor pertaining to religious issues. Promulgated in 1780, it outlawed contemplative monastic orders. The act permitted only monastic orders that dealt with teaching, nursing and other practical work...
(by Joseph IIJoseph II, Holy Roman EmperorJoseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
) some ancient monasteries and convents abolished - 1783: Territory (substantially) extended
- 1807: A seminarySeminaryA seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
established - 1909: The first diocesan synodSynodA synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
was held - 1934: The second diocesan synod was held
- 1938-1945: Substantial southern part of the diocese (under the rule of Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
) administered separately by vicar general in MikulovMikulovMikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs... - 1945-1946: German population expelledExpulsion of Germans from CzechoslovakiaThe expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a series of evacuations and expulsions of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II....
from the diocese - 1950: The seminary abolished due to the Communist rule
- 1950-1968: Communists prevented Bishop Karel Skoupý from tenure of office
- 1972-1990: Sede vacanteSede vacanteSede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
due to the Communist rule - 1999: Administrative reorganisation: number of deaneriesDeaneryA Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
reduced from 37 to 20
Special churches
- BasilicaMinor basilicaMinor basilica is a title given to some Roman Catholic churches. By canon law no Catholic church can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by apostolic grant or from immemorial custom....
of the Assumption (Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie) in Staré BrnoSt Thomas's Abbey, BrnoSt Thomas's Abbey in Brno a big austrian church]] located in the Czech Republic. The geneticist and Abbot Gregor Mendel was its most famous religious leader to date, and between 1856 and 1863 conducted his experiments on pea plants in the monastery garden... - St. Wenceslas Collegiate Church in MikulovMikulovMikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...
Bishops of Brno
- Matthias Franz Chorinský von Ledska (1777–1786)
- Johann Baptist Lachenbauer, OCr (1786–1799)
- Vinzenz Joseph Franz Sales von Schrattenbach (1800–1816)
- Wenzel Urban von Stuffler (1817–1831)
- Franz Anton Gindl (1831–1841)
- Anton Ernst von Schaffgotsche (1841–1870)
- Karl Nöttig (1870–1882)
- František SaleskýFranziskus 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:...
CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Bauer (1882–1904) - Paul von Huyn (1904–1916)
- Norbert Johann Klein, OTTeutonic KnightsThe Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
(1916–1926) - Josef Kupka (1931–1941)
- Karel Skoupý (1946–1972)
- Vojtěch Cikrle (since 1990)
Saints connected with the diocese
- St. PeterSaint PeterSaint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
and Paul, patron saints of the diocese - St. ZdislavaZdislava BerkaZdislava Berka was the wife of Havel of Markvartice, Duke of Lemberk is a Czech saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was a particularly austere and generous woman who founded a convent.-Biography:...
, born 1220s in KřižanovKrižanovKřižanov is a small town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 1,821 .... - St. Clement HofbauerClemens Maria HofbauerClemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and is the patron saint of Vienna.- Childhood and early priesthood :...
, born 1751 in TasoviceTasoviceTasovice:* Tasovice , Blansko District* Tasovice , Znojmo District... - Blessed Maria RestitutaMaria RestitutaSister Maria Restituta was a nun and a nurse. Her birthname was Helen Kafka...
, born 1894 in Husovice (now part of BrnoBrnoBrno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
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