Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
	Cathedral of St Lawrence, Prague, mother church of the Old Catholic Church in Czech Republic
Classification	Catholic
Theology	Ultrajectine
Governance	Episcopal
Leader	Benedikt Pavel Stránský
Associations	International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
Region	Czech Republic
Headquarters	Prague
Separated from	Roman Catholic Church
Congregations	16
Members	2,700 (2006)
Ministers	22

The Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic (Czech: Starokatolická církev v České republice) consists of the Czech parishes in full communion with the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches. The church is also a member of the National Ecumenical Council, the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches. The official publication of the community is Communio.

History

In 1991, Bishop Dušan Hejbal was elected to head the church. He was consecrated on September 27, 1997. In 2003, under his leadership, the church began ordaining women to the diaconate.^[2] He retired in 2015 and was succeeded by Benedikt Pavel Stránský in 2016.

Since 2006's 2,700 members, as of 2021, the Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic has declined to 672 members.^[3]

Bishops

The following bishops have governed the Old Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.

Aloisa Paszka (Alois Paszek, 1924-1946)
Augustin Podolak (1968-1972)
Jan Heger (1972-1991)
Dušan Hejbal (1997-2015; elected in 1991 but not consecrated until 1997)
Benedikt Pavel Stránský (2016–present)

References

^ Quelle: Christian Flügel: Die Utrechter Union und die Geschichte ihrer Kirchen; Verlag Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2006, ISBN 3-8334-6069-5; S. 58–60. Nach anderen Angaben hat sie 1.605 Mitglieder
^ Radio Praha: Bericht vom 30. Oktober 2003.
^ "Náboženská víra". Sčítání 2021 (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-07-20.

External links

Official website

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[1] Quelle: Christian Flügel: Die Utrechter Union und die Geschichte ihrer Kirchen; Verlag Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2006, ISBN 3-8334-6069-5; S. 58–60. Nach anderen Angaben hat sie 1.605 Mitglieder

[2] Radio Praha: Bericht vom 30. Oktober 2003.

[3] "Náboženská víra". Sčítání 2021 (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-07-20.

[note_n0-4] Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church

[note_n1-5] Part of the Union of Utrecht

[note_n2-6] Part of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

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v t e The Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
Unifying institutions	Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference International Old Catholic Congresses
Member churches	Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Old Catholic Church of Austria Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic Polish-Catholic Church (not to be confused with PNCC based in the United States, see below)
Dependent jurisdictions	Old Catholic Church of Croatia Old Catholic Mission in France Old Catholic Church in Sweden and Denmark
Churches in full communion	Anglican Communion Church of Sweden Philippine Independent Church
Churches no longer in communion	Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC; based in the United States)
Defunct Churches	Old Catholic Church in Italy

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany Czech Republic