Pavel Konzbul (born 17 October 1965) is a

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of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno The Diocese of Brno () is a Latin diocese located in the city of Brno in the ecclesiastical province of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. History * 1296: A collegiate (latter the cathedral) chapter established in Brno * 1625: A collegiate chapt ...

in the

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. He was appointed in 2016.

Biography

Pavel Konzbul was born on 17 October 1965 in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. After his high school studies, he graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication of the

Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology (BUT; Czech: ''Vysoké učení technické v Brně'', VUT) is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single course in civil engineering, it grew to become a maj ...

and worked as a researcher in the field electrical engineering. In 1995 he began his studies at the Cyril and Methodius Theological Faculty of

Palacký University Olomouc Palacký University Olomouc () is the oldest university in Moravia and List of universities in the Czech Republic, the second-oldest in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc, whi ...

, which he completed in 2000. In 2003 he received priestly ordination. He then worked as a parish vicar in

Boskovice Boskovice (; ) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The area of the historic town centre, Jewish quarter, château complex and castle ruin is well preserved and is protec ...

and Svitávka, in

Hustopeče Hustopeče (; ) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. It is known for fruit and wine growing. Etymology The name of the town is derived from the name of the nobleman and ...

near Brno,

Starovičky Starovičky is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Starovičky lies approximately north-west of Břeclav, south of Brno, and south-east of Prague. ...

and an ''excurrendo'' administrator in Starovice (all in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...

). In 2013 he was appointed parish priest of the parish at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Brno. On 21 May 2016, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and

auxiliary Bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

of Brno by Pope Francis. On 29 June 2016 he received the Episcopal ordination in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Brno from his diocesan bishop Vojtěch Cikrle. On 26 May 2022 the Holy Father Francis appointed him to be the 14th Diocesan Bishop of Brno. In the

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, Bishop Pavel Konzbul is a member of the Commission for the Priesthood and the Commission for Catholic Education. He is the author of religious publications, intended primarily for young people.

References

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