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Czech Catholic Cardinal (1932–2017)

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Born
1932
Works
10

Top works

  • Bůh blízký
  • "Also avanti!"
  • Carl Croll
  • Kardinál Vlk odpovídá na otázky hledajících a pochybujících
  • Reifezeit

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Type
Group
Origin
United States
Active from
2012
Active to
2017
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Discography

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Quotes

  • The Czech Republic is a small country of eleven million inhabitants. Christians make up about one third of the population. If the Holy Father decided to come to visit such a small country, with so few believers, he was urged only by apostolic love.

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Key facts

Church
Roman Catholic
Archdiocese
Prague
Installed
1 June 1991
Term ended
13 February 2010
Predecessor
František Tomášek
Successor
Dominik Duka
Other post
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Previous post
Bishop of České Budĕjovice (1990-1991)
Ordination
23 June 1968
Consecration
31 March 1990
Created cardinal
26 November 1994, by John Paul II
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
( 1932-05-17 ) 17 May 1932, Líšnice, Sepekov , Czechoslovakia
Died
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) (aged 84), Prague , Czech Republic
Motto
Ut Omnes Unum Sint ("That All May Be One")

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Miloslav
Family name
Vlk
Gender
male
Citizenship
Czechoslovakia
Place of birth
Líšnice
Place of death
Prague
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Languages spoken
French
Participant in
2005 conclave
Official website
www.kardinal.cz
Image
Miloslav Vlk, 2015 (cropped).jpg
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cause of death
cancer
consecrator
Ján Sokol
Commons category
Miloslav Vlk
date of birth
1932-05-17
writing language
Czech
date of death
2017-03-18
place of burial
St. Vitus Cathedral
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Miloslav Vlk
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Encyclopedic overview

Miloslav Vlk ( Czech: [ˈmɪloslaf ˈvl̩k]; 17 May 1932 – 18 March 2017) was a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Prague from 1991 to 2010. He was made a cardinal in 1994. He was also the President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (1993–2001).

Early life

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