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 current Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague is the continual successor of the bishopric established in 973 (with a 140-year sede vacante in the Hussite era). In addition, the city also has an Eastern Orthodox archeparchy (archbishopric), Greek Catholic exarchate and the Prague diocese and patriarchate of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church seat in Prague.
An aerial view of St. Vitus Cathedral . The entire cathedral is situated inside the Prague Castle complex, and is the cathedral of the Archbishops of Prague.
The palace of the Archbishops of Prague, located on the Hradčany Square near the castle.
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.
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.
Jaromír (Gebhart, Gebehard)
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 of Puttendorf
1168–1179
15.
Valentin (Veliš)
1179–1182
16.
Henry Bretislaus
1182–1197
17.
Daniel II (Milík of Talmberk)
1197–1214
18.
Ondřej
1214–1224
19.
Pelhřim (Peregrin) of Vartenberk
1224–1225
20.
Budilov (Budivoj, Budislav)
1225–1226
21.
Jan II
1226–1236
22.
Bernhard (Buchard) Kaplíř of Sulevice
1236–1240
23.
Mikuláš of Reisenburk
1240–1258
24.
Jan III of Dražice
1258–1278
25.
Tobiáš of Bechyně
1278–1296
26.
Řehoř Zajíc of Valdek
1296–1301
27.
Jan IV of Dražice
1301–1343
28.
Arnošt of Pardubice
1343–1344
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 East–West Schism , with its centre in Moravia . The current Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church 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 Bohemia .
Greek Catholic bishops of Prague
Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic was established in 2006. Exarchs:
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
Josef Kupka , 1962–1982 (in 1971, the church was renamed to "Hussite")
Miroslav Durchánek , 1982–1988
René Hradský , 1989–1999
Karel Bican 1999–2007
David Tonzar , 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
"Biskupové" . Historie arcidiecéze (in Czech). Arcibiskupství pražské. Retrieved 2007-05-08 .