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 today's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague is the continual successor of the bishoprie established in 973 (with a 140-year sede vacante in Hussite era). Therewithal, also Orthodox archeparchy (archbishoprie), Greek Catholic exarchate and the Prague diocese and Patriarchate of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church seat in Prague.
Bishops of Prague
The names are given in Czech, with English or otherwise as suitable.
| Succession | Name | Dates of bishopric |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dětmar (Thietmar, Dietmar) | 973–982 |
| 2. | St. Vojtěch (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. | Gebhart (Gebehard, Jaromír) | 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 z Puttendorfu | 1168–1179 |
| 15. | Valentin (Veliš) | 1179–1182 |
| 16. | Jindřich Břetislav | 1182–1197 |
| 17. | Daniel II (Milík z Talmberka) | 1197–1214 |
| 18. | Ondřej | 1214–1224 |
| 19. | Pelhřim (Peregrin) z Vartenberka | 1124–1125 |
| 20. | Budilov (Budivoj, Budislav) | 1225–1226 |
| 21. | Jan II | 1226–1236 |
| 22. | Bernhard (Buchard) Kaplíř ze Sulevic | 1236–1240 |
| 23. | Mikuláš z Reisenburku | 1240–1258 |
| 24. | Jan III z Dražic | 1258–1278 |
| 25. | Tobiáš z Bechyně | 1278–1296 |
| 26. | Řehoř Zajíc z Valdeka | 1296–1301 |
| 27. | Jan IV z Dražic | 1301–1343 |
| 28. | Arnošt z Pardubic (Arnošt of Pardubice) | 1343–1344 |
Archbishops of Prague
| Succession | Name | Dates of archbishopric |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arnošt of Pardubice | 1344–1364 |
| 2. | Jan Očko z Vlašimi | 1364–1379 |
| 3. | Jan z Jenštejna | 1379–1396 |
| 4. | Olbram (Volfram) ze Škvorce | 1369–1402 |
| Mikuláš Puchník z Černic | 1402 (died before consecration) | |
| 5. | Zbyněk Zajíc z Hasenburka | 1403–1411 |
| 6. | Sigismund Albicus | 1411–1412 |
| 7. | Conrad of Vechta | 1413–1421 |
| sede vacante | 1421–1561 | |
| 8. | Antonín Brus z Mohelnice | 1561–1580 |
| 9. | Martin Medek z Mohelnice | 1581–1590 |
| 10. | Zbyněk Berka z Dubé | 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) z Bílenberka | 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 z Mayeru | 1732–1733 |
| Jan Adam Vratislav z Mitrovic | 1733 (died before confirmation) | |
| 19. | Johann Moriz Gustav Graf von Manderscheid–Blankenheim | 1733–1763 |
| 20. | Antonín Petr hrabě Příchovský z Příchovic | 1764–1793 |
| 21. | Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm | 1793–1810 |
| 22. | Václav Leopold Chlumčanský z Přestavlk a Chlumčan | 1815–1830 |
| 23. | Alois Josef hrabě Krakovský z Kolovrat | 1831–1833 |
| 24. | Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice | 1834–1838 |
| 25. | Alois Josef svobodný pán 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 Graf von 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 | since 2010 |
Orthodox bishops of Prague
The first orthodox mission in Czech lands were Saints Cyril and Methodius at the time of East–West Schism, but it has its centre in Moravia. The current Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church comes from the Czech Orthodox clubs and partly has arisen from the early Czechoslovak Church which has separated from the Roman Catholics in 1920s. Consequently, the Czechoslovak Church trended to Protestantism and an Orthodox branch split off. The Prague Archeparchy embodies the whole Bohemia.
- Gorazd (Pavlik) of Prague 1921–1942
- (...)
- Dorotheus (Filipp) of Prague 1963–1999
- Metropolitan Christopher (Pulec) of Prague since 2000
Greek Catholic bishops of Prague
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
Czechoslovak Hussite Church (until 1971 Czechoslovak Church) has split off from the Roman Catholics in 1920s. Firstly the church varied between Catholic modernism, Ortohodoxy and Protestantism, now it is a Protestant church in principle.
Bishops of Prague Diocese:
- 1. Karel Farský, 1925–1927
- 2. Gustav Adolf Procházka, 1928–1942
- 3. Miroslav Novák, 1946–1962
- 4. Josef Kupka, 1962–1982 (in 1971, the church was renamed to "Hussite")
- 5. Miroslav Durchánek, 1982–1988
- 6. René Hradský, 1989–1999
- 7. Karel Bican 1999–2007
- 8. David Tonzar, since 2008
Prague is also the seat of patriarchs. The two first Prague bishops was therewithal patriarchs. Since 1946, a patriarch is a separate bishop function.
- 1. Karel Farský, 1924–1927
- 2. Gustav Adolf Procházka, 1928–1942
- 3. František Kovář, 1946–1961
- 4. Miroslav Novák, 1961–1990
- 5. Vratislav Štěpánek, 1991–1994
- 6. Josef Špak, 1994–2001
- 7. Jan Schwarz, 2001–2005
- 8. Tomáš Butta, since 2006
References
- "Biskupové". Historie arcidiecéze (in Czech). Arcibiskupství pražské. Retrieved 2007-05-08.