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)[1]
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

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Official website

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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

Derivatives|

* Union of Scranton

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Christianity in the Czech Republic

Eastern Christianity|

| Eastern Orthodox|

* Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

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Catholic|

* Greek Catholic Church

Western Christianity|

| Catholic|

| Latin Church|

* Roman Catholic Church

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Old Catholic[a]|

* Old Catholic Church[b]

Proto-Protestant|

| Hussite|

* Czechoslovak Hussite Church[c]
* Unity of the Brethren[c]

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Protestant|

| United|

* Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren[c]

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Lutheran|

* Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession[c]

Calvinist|

* Church of the Brethren

Baptist|

* Unity of the Brethren Baptists

Methodist|

* United Methodist Church in the Czech Republic

Pentecostal|

* Apostolic Church

Restorationist|

* Jehovah's Witnesses
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Czech Republic

Interdenominational
organisations|

* Czech Evangelical Alliance
* Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic

1. ^ Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church
2. ^ Part of the Union of Utrecht
3. ^ a b c d Part of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Czech Republic

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