The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague. The

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ric of Prague was established in 973, and elevated to an

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ric 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

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in the Hussite era). In addition, the city also has an

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arch

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(archbishopric),

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and the Prague diocese and

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of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church seat in Prague.

Bishops of Prague

The names are given in Czech, with English or otherwise as suitable.

Archbishops of Prague

Orthodox bishops of Prague

The first Orthodox mission in Czech lands was led by Saints Cyril and Methodius, some time before the

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, with its centre in

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The ...

. The current

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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

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. * 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

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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

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 #

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, 1962–1982 (in 1971, the church was renamed to "Hussite") # Miroslav Durchánek, 1982–1988 # René Hradský, 1989–1999 #

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1999–2007 #

David Tonzar David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, 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

*{{cite web , title =Biskupové , work =Historie arcidiecéze , publisher =Arcibiskupství pražské , url =http://www.apha.cz/biskupove-prazske-arcidieceze , accessdate =2007-05-08, language=cs 973 establishments * Christianity in Prague *

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Bishops and archbishops of Prague