Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc is the Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Moravia, part of the Czech Republic.

Special churches

Its Cathedral archiepiscopal see is Katedrála sv. Václava Katedrála sv. Václava, in Olomouc, Olomoucký kraj and also has three Marian Minor basilicas:
As per 2015, it pastorally served 746,900 Catholics on 10,018 km² in 418 parishes and 2 missions with 343 priests, 33 deacons, 326 lay religious and 19 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's Suffragan sees are :
Established in 1063 as Diocese of Olomouc / Olomucen, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Praha and Promoted on 1777.12.05 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc / Olomucen .
In 1788 Gained territory from the Diocese of Wrocław, in 1863 exchanged territory with Moravian Diocese of Brno.
;Suffragan Bishops of Olomouc