Miloslav Vlk

Czech Catholic Cardinal (1932–2017)

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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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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
Religion: Catholic Church
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
member of: Order of Saint Lazarus
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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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