František Cardinal Tomášek

Styles of František Cardinal Tomášek

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Prague

František Cardinal Tomášek (born June 30, 1899 in Studénka in Moravia, died August 4, 1992 Prague in Czechoslovakia) was a significant dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church in Bohemia, was the 34th Archbishop of Prague, a Roman Catholic theologian.

Cardinal František Tomášek - memorial plaque in Moravská Huzová.

July 5, 1922 – ordained for priest
1940–1945 teacher at the diosean theological training institution in Olomouc
October 14, 1949 – secretly ordained for bishop
July 23, 1951 – May 28, 1954 – interned by the Communists in the camp of Želiv
1954–1965 – priest in Moravská Huzová
1962–1965 – took part in the Second Vatican Council
1965 – appointed administrator of the archdiocese of Prague
1977 – refused to sign the Charter 77
June 27, 1977 appointed cardinal
December 30, 1977 appointed the 34th archbishop of Prague
1978 – took part in the conclave in the Vatican, which elected the new Pope, was present during the election of John Paul I as well as John Paul II
1989 – supported Czechoslovak students and actors in their struggle for democracy (see Velvet Revolution)