List of bishops and archbishops of Prague
The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague. The bishopric of Prague was established in 973, and elevated to an archbishopric on 30 April 1344. The current Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague is the continual successor of the bishopric established in 973 (with a 140-year sede vacante in the Hussite era). In addition, the city also has an Eastern Orthodox archeparchy (archbishopric), Greek Catholic exarchate and the Prague diocese and patriarchate of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church seat in Prague.
Bishops of Prague
[edit]The names are given in Czech, with English or otherwise as suitable.
| Succession | Name | Dates of bishopric |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dětmar (Thietmar, Dietmar) | 973–982 |
| 2. | Adalbert of Prague | 982–996 |
| Kristian (Strachkvas) | 996 (died during consecration) | |
| 3. | Thiddag (Deodadus) | 998–1017 |
| 4. | Ekkhard (Ekkehard, Ekhard, Helicardus) | 1017–1023 |
| 5. | Hyza (Hyzo, Hizzo, Izzo) | 1023–1030 |
| 6. | Šebíř (Severus) | 1030–1067 |
| 7. | Jaromír (Gebhart, Gebehard) | 1068–1089 |
| 8. | Kosmas | 1090–1098 |
| 9. | Heřman | 1099–1122 |
| 10. | Menhart (Meinhard) | 1122–1134 |
| 11. | Jan I | 1134–1139 |
| Silvestr | 1139–1140 (abdicated) | |
| 12. | Ota (Otto) | 1140–1148 |
| 13. | Daniel I | 1148–1167 |
| Gotpold (Goltpold, Gothard, Hotart) | 1168 (died before installation) | |
| 14. | Bedřich of Puttendorf | 1168–1179 |
| 15. | Valentin (Veliš) | 1179–1182 |
| 16. | Henry Bretislaus | 1182–1197 |
| 17. | Daniel II (Milík of Talmberk) | 1197–1214 |
| 18. | Ondřej | 1214–1224 |
| 19. | Pelhřim (Peregrin) of Vartenberk | 1224–1225 |
| 20. | Budilov (Budivoj, Budislav) | 1225–1226 |
| 21. | Jan II | 1226–1236 |
| 22. | Bernhard (Buchard) Kaplíř of Sulevice | 1236–1240 |
| 23. | Mikuláš of Reisenburk | 1240–1258 |
| 24. | Jan III of Dražice | 1258–1278 |
| 25. | Tobiáš of Bechyně | 1278–1296 |
| 26. | Řehoř Zajíc of Valdek | 1296–1301 |
| 27. | Jan IV of Dražice | 1301–1343 |
| 28. | Arnošt of Pardubice | 1343–1344 |
Archbishops of Prague
[edit]| Succession | Name | Dates of archbishopric |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arnošt of Pardubice | 1344–1364 |
| 2. | Jan Očko of Vlašim | 1364–1379 |
| 3. | Jan of Jenštejn | 1379–1396 |
| 4. | Olbram (Volfram) of Škvorec | 1369–1402 |
| Mikuláš Puchník of Černice | 1402 (died before consecration) | |
| 5. | Zbyněk Zajíc of Hazmburk | 1403–1411 |
| 6. | Sigismund Albicus | 1411–1412 |
| 7. | Conrad of Vechta | 1413–1421 |
| sede vacante | 1421–1561 | |
| 8. | Antonín Brus of Mohelnice | 1561–1580 |
| 9. | Martin Medek of Mohelnice | 1581–1590 |
| 10. | Zbyněk Berka of Dubá | 1592–1606 |
| 11. | Karel Graf von Lamberk | 1607–1612 |
| 12. | Johann Lohel | 1612–1622 |
| 13. | Ernst Adalbert von Harrach | 1623–1667 |
| Johann Wilhelm Graf von Liebstein von Kolovrat | 1667–1668 (died before consecration) | |
| 14. | Matouš Ferdinand Sobek (Zoubek) of Bílenberk | 1669–1675 |
| 15. | Jan Bedřich Graf von Waldstein | 1675–1694 |
| 16. | Jan Josef Graf von Breuner | 1695–1710 |
| 17. | Ferdinand Graf von Khünburg | 1713–1731 |
| 18. | Daniel Josef Mayer of Mayer | 1732–1733 |
| Jan Adam Vratislav of Mitrovice | 1733 (died before confirmation) | |
| 19. | Johann Moriz Gustav Graf von Manderscheid–Blankenheim | 1733–1763 |
| 20. | Antonín Petr hrabě Příchovský of Příchovice | 1764–1793 |
| 21. | Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm | 1793–1810 |
| 22. | Václav Leopold Chlumčanský of Přestavlky and Chlumčany | 1815–1830 |
| 23. | Alois Josef Krakovský z Kolovrat | 1831–1833 |
| 24. | Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz | 1834–1838 |
| 25. | Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk | 1838–1849 |
| 26. | Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg | 1849–1885 |
| 27. | Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn | 1885–1899 |
| 28. | Lev Skrbenský z Hříště | 1899–1916 |
| 29. | Pavel Huyn | 1916–1919 |
| 30. | František Kordač | 1919–1931 |
| 31. | Karel Kašpar | 1931–1941 |
| 32. | Josef Beran | 1946–1969 |
| 33. | František Tomášek | 1977–1991 |
| 34. | Miloslav Vlk | 1991–2010 |
| 35. | Dominik Duka | 2010–2022 |
| 36. | Jan Graubner | since 2022 |
Orthodox bishops of Prague
[edit]The first Orthodox mission in Czech lands was led by Saints Cyril and Methodius, some time before the East–West Schism, with its centre in Moravia. The current Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church comes from the Czech Orthodox clubs and partly arose from the early Czechoslovak Church which separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1920s. Consequently, the Czechoslovak Church tended towards Protestantism and an Orthodox branch split off. The Prague Archeparchy encompasses the whole of Bohemia.
- Gorazd (Pavlik) of Prague 1921–1942
- (...)
- Dorotheus (Filipp) of Prague 1963–1999
- Metropolitan Christopher (Pulec) of Prague 2000–2013
- Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) of Prague since 2013
Greek Catholic bishops of Prague
[edit]Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic was established in 2006. Exarchs:
- 1. Ivan Ljavinec, 1996–2003
- 2. Ladislav Hučko, since 2003
Prague bishops of the Czechoslovak Church and Czechoslovak Hussite Church
[edit]The Czechoslovak Hussite Church (until 1971 Czechoslovak Church) split off from the Roman Catholics in 1920s. Initially the church varied between Catholic modernism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism; today it is a Protestant church in principle.
Bishops of Prague Diocese:
- Karel Farský, 1925–1927
- Gustav Adolf Procházka, 1928–1942
- Miroslav Novák, 1946–1962
- Josef Kupka, 1962–1982 (in 1971, the church was renamed to "Hussite")
- Miroslav Durchánek, 1982–1988
- René Hradský, 1989–1999
- Karel Bican 1999–2007
- David Tonzar, since 2008
Prague is also the seat of patriarchs. The two first Bishops of Prague were also patriarchs. Since 1946, the patriarch is a different bishop.
- Karel Farský, 1924–1927
- Gustav Adolf Procházka, 1928–1942
- František Kovář, 1946–1961
- Miroslav Novák, 1961–1990
- Vratislav Štěpánek, 1991–1994
- Josef Špak, 1994–2001
- Jan Schwarz, 2001–2005
- Tomáš Butta, since 2006
References
[edit]- "Biskupové". Historie arcidiecéze (in Czech). Arcibiskupství pražské. Retrieved 2007-05-08.