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
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