Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava

Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
Diocese of Ostrava-Opava ; Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis ; Diecéze ostravsko-opavská
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Metropolitan	Olomouc
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 1,313,000; 429,000 (32.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedrála Božského Spasitele, Ostrava; (Cathedral of the Divine Saviour)
Co-cathedral	Konkatedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, Opava; (Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption)
Patron saint	St Hedwig of Silesia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jan Graubner
Map

Katedrála Božského Spasitele, Ostrava

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a diocese located in the cities of Ostrava and Opava in the Ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

History

Before 1978 the territory was part of the Diocese of Wroclaw which, for the most time, comprised all Silesia.
1978: The territory is part of the Archdiocese of Olomouc.
May 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Ostrava – Opava from the Archdiocese of Olomouc which remains the metropolitan for the region.

Konkatedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie, Opava

Minor Basilicas:
- Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie, Frýdek-Místek, Moravskoslezský kraj
  (Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Bishops of Ostrava-Opava (Roman rite)
- Bishop František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem. (since May 30, 1996)

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