Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
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Diocese of Ostrava-Opava Dioecesis Ostraviensis-Opaviensis Diecéze ostravsko-opavská |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Olomouc |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,360 km2 (2,460 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,313,000 429,000 (32.7%) |
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| 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 |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava (Latin: Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in Moravskoslezský kraj, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
The cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála Božského Spasitele, dedicated to the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava, and it also has
As per 2014, it pastorally served 429,300 Catholics (32.7% of 1,314,000 total) on 6,150 km² in 276 parishes and a mission with 247 priests (188 diocesan, 59 religious), 30 deacons, 218 lay religious (76 brothers, 142 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
Coordinates: 49°50′N 18°17′E / 49.833°N 18.283°E
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