Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno



The Diocese of Brno (Dioecesis Brunensis) is a Latin diocese located in the city of Brno in the ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic.

History

 * 1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral) chapter established in Brno
 * 1625: A collegiate chapter established in Mikulov
 * 1777, December 5: The Diocese established from a part of the Diocese of Olomouc
 * 1780s: As a consequence of the Edict on Idle Institutions (by Joseph II) some ancient monasteries and convents abolished
 * 1783: Territory (substantially) extended
 * 1807: A seminary established
 * 1909: The first diocesan synod was held
 * 1934: The second diocesan synod was held
 * 1938-1945: Substantial southern part of the diocese (under the rule of Nazi Germany) administered separately by vicar general in Mikulov
 * 1945-1946: German population expelled 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 vacante due to the Communist rule
 * 1999: Administrative reorganisation: number of deaneries reduced from 37 to 20

Special churches

 * Basilica of the Assumption in Staré Brno
 * Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Nicholas in Žďár nad Sázavou
 * St. Wenceslaus Collegiate Church in Mikulov

Bishops of Brno

 * Mathias Franz Chorinsky von Ledske (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 Saleský Cardinal Bauer (1882–1904)
 * Pavel Huyn (1904–1916)
 * Norbert Johann Klein, OT (1916–1926)
 * Josef Kupka (1931–1941)
 * Karel Skoupý (1946–1972)
 * Vojtěch Cikrle (1990-2022)
 * Pavel Konzbul (since 2022)

Saints connected with the diocese

 * St. Peter and Paul, patron saints of the diocese
 * St. Zdislava, born 1220s in Křižanov
 * St. Clement Hofbauer, born 1751 in Tasovice
 * Blessed Maria Restituta, born 1894 in Husovice (now part of Brno)
 * Jan Bula, a Catholic priest executed by the Communist regime in 1952. The Diocese has been processing his beatification since 2004.