Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic
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Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic
Reipublicae Cechae
Apoštolský exarchát v České republice
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 170,000 |
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| Sui iuris church | Ruthenian Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 18 January 1996 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Clement in Prague |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ladislav Hučko |
| Emeritus Bishops | Ján Eugen Kočiš Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| Website of the Apostolic Exarchate | |
The Ruthenian ((Greek) Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic, or shorter Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic, is an Eastern Catholic institution overseeing the Catholics of the Ruthenian Catholic Church, using the localized Byzantine Rite in Archaic Slavonic language and living in the Czech Republic.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála sv. Klimenta in the Czech national capital Prague.
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History
On March 13, 1996, Pope John Paul II proclaimed a new Apostolic Exarchate (exempt pre-diocese) for Eastern Catholics of Byzantine Rite in the Czech Republic under the rules of the Apostolic See on territory previously covered for the Byzantine Rite by the Slovak Catholic Metropolitanate sui juris of Prešov.
The Apostolic Exarchate provides a legal organisation 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 (Rome), and supervised by the Roman Congregation for the Eastern Churches, a Roman Curia dicastery (department) acting on behalf of the Pope.
Statistics
According to the 2011 census there were 9,927 Byzantine Catholics in the Czech Republic.[1]
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)
- 2. Ladislav Hučko, Titular Bishop of Horæa (April 24, 2003 - ), also Secretary General of Czech Bishops’ Conference (2005 – 2011.07.01)
- Ján Eugen Kočiš, Auxiliary Exarch, Titular Bishop of Abrittum (April 24, 2004 - October 7, 2006)
References
- ↑ Obyvatelstvo podle náboženské víry podle krajů - podrobné údaje - population according to religious faith according to regions
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Ruthenian Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the Ruthenian Catholic's only province, in Northern America
Sources and External links
- GigaCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
- Apoštolský exarchát řeckokatolické církve v České republice (Czech language)
- Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
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