The Bishops of Hradec Králové and their Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit in the Ad Limina Relations between 1675 and 1923

Abstract

The Ad Limina Relations were one of the bishops? duties after the Council of Trent who had to be sent to the Roman Curia on a regular basis. They were used to analyse the efficiency of the ecclesiastical administration.

The Author analyses these bishops? relations, extent in the Vatican Secret Archives, in the relation to the Bishop?s Cathedral Church in Hradec Králové. The study covers the span of 1675 to 1923.

The relations procure interesting and precious information that fills in the sources for the study of Hradec Králové Holy Spirit Cathedral?s history.