Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic Exarchatus Apostolicus Reipublicae Cechae Apo?tolský exarchát v ?eské republice | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 170,000 |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 18 January 1996 |
| Cathedral | St. Clement's Cathedral in Prague |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ladislav Hu?ko |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Ruthenian (Greek) Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of the Czech Republic, also known as the Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic, is an Eastern Catholic institution overseeing Catholics of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. It uses the localized Byzantine Rite in archaic Slavonic language and is based in the Czech Republic.
It's cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála sv. Klimenta, located in the Czech national capital, Prague.
History
On March 13, 1996, Pope John Paul II proclaimed a new Apostolic Exarchate (exempt pre-diocese) for Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine Rite in the Czech Republic under the rule of the Apostolic See. The church was built on territory previously covered by the Byzantine Rite, the Slovak Catholic Metropolitanate sui juris of Pre?ov.
The Apostolic Exarchate provides a legal organization for Catholics of the Ruthenian Church living in the Czech Republic. The head of the church is a bishop, who has the same rights as a diocesan bishop. An exarchate is the initial stage of an eparchy (the equivalent of a diocese in the Latin rites), which is exempt, i.e. not part of any ecclesiastical province but directly subject to the Holy See. It is supervised by the Roman Congregation for the Eastern Churches, a Roman Curia dicastery acting on behalf of the Pope.
Statistics
According to the 2011 census there were 9,927 Byzantine Catholics in the Czech Republic.[1] In July 2016 according to the Statistics from the Annuario Pontificio 2016 compiled by Ron Roberson there is a combined Byzantine or Constantinopolitan Tradition ("Greek Catholic") count of 7,677,373 for which the Ruthenian Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic in Prague makes up 17,000 of.[2] Currently there are 20 parishes and 12 chapels organized into seven deaneries and served by 25 priests.
Apostolic Exarchs
The following is a list of the hierarchs of the Apostolic Exarchate and their terms of service:
- 1. Ivan Ljavinec, Titular Bishop of Acalissus (January 18, 1996 - April 23, 2003)[3][4]
- 2. Ladislav Hu?ko, Titular Bishop of Horæa (April 24, 2003 - ), also Secretary General of Czech Bishops' Conference (2005 - 2011.07.01)[3][4]
- Ján Eugen Ko?i?, Auxiliary Bishop, Titular Bishop of Abrittum (April 24, 2004 - October 7, 2006)[3][4]
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Ruthenian Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the Ruthenian Catholic's only province, in Northern America
References
- ^ Obyvatelstvo podle nábo?enské víry podle kraj? - podrobné údaje - population according to religious faith according to regions
- ^ Roberson, Ron (July 2016). "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2016" (PDF). stmaron.org.
- ^ a b c "Apostolic Exarchate". navstevapapeze.cz.
- ^ a b c "Apostolic Exarchate of the Czech Republic (Ruthenian)". catholic-hierarchy.org/.
Sources and external links
- GigaCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
- Apo?tolský exarchát ?eckokatolické církve v ?eské republice (Czech language)
- Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
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