Jaroslav Škarvada (September 14, 1924 in Královské Vinohrady – June 14, 2010 in

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. Ordained to the priesthood on March 12, 1949, Škarvada was named bishop on December 18, 1982 and was ordained on January 6, 1983 retiring on September 25, 2002.

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