Classification Catholic Governance Episcopal Region Czech Republic Number of members 2,700 | Theology Ultrajectine Leader Dušan Hejbal Branched from Catholic Church | |
Associations International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference Association International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference | ||
The Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic 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.
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. He retired in 2015 and was succeeded by Benedikt Pavel Stránský in 2016.
Old Catholic Bishops of Czechoslovakia & the Czech Republic
The following bishops have governed the Old Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
References
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