Recent Events

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, was appointed as President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Stanislav Přibyl, C.SS.R., was consecrated as Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia)

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission, was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Bishop Josef Nuzík, Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Bishop Jan Baxant resigned as Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia)

Fr. Stanislav Přibyl, C.SS.R., General Secretary of Czech Bishops’ Conference, was elected Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia)

Bishop Josef Kajnek resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

Msgr. Karel Orlita, Priest of Brno (Czechia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as President of International Association of Exorcists

Bishop Martin David, Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia, Auxiliary Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia) and Apostolic Administrator of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia), was appointed as Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Czechia)

Bishop Jan Vokál resigned as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Archbishop Erwin Josef Ender, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Estonia (Estonia), passed away at 85

Sr. Maria Paschalis Jahn (Maria), C.S.S.E., and 9 companions were beatified

Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle resigned as Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Bishop Pavel Konzbul, Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Czechia), was appointed as Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Archbishop Jan Graubner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia) and President of Czech Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Bishop František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem., Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia), passed away at 74

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Bishop Jan Konzal passed away at 86

Bishop Petr Esterka, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brno (Czechia), passed away at 85

Fr. Simèon-Marie Cardon (Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph), O. Cist., and 5 companions were beatified

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Austria

Bishop Martin David, Auxiliary Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., resigned as President of Czech Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Jan Graubner, Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia) and Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as President of Czech Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Jan Vokál, Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, was appointed as Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo

Bishop Ján Eugen Kočiš, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia), passed away at 93

Archbishop Michael Czerny, S.J., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Titular Archbishop of Beneventum, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo

Fr. Michael Czerny, S.J., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Beneventum

Fr. Michael Czerny, S.J., Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was elected Titular Archbishop of Beneventum

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Msgr. Zdenek Wasserbauer was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Buthrotum and Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)

Bishop Jan Vokál, Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia), was appointed as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Msgr. Zdenek Wasserbauer, Priest of Praha (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Buthrotum and Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Msgr. Josef Nuzík was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Fr. Antonín Basler was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Msgr. Josef Nuzík, Priest of Olomouc (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Fr. Antonín Basler, Priest of Olomouc (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Vaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Msgr. Martin David was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Msgr. Martin David, Priest of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia), passed away at 84

Bishop Josef Hrdlička resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Fr. Michael Czerny, S.J., was appointed as Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Bishop Karel Herbst, S.D.B., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)

Bishop Tomáš Holub resigned as General Secretary of Czech Bishops’ Conference

Fr. Engelmar Unzeitig, C.M.M., was beatified

Fr. Pavel Konzbul was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Fr. Pavel Konzbul, Priest of Brno (Czechia), was elected Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and Auxiliary Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

Cardinal Giovanni Coppa, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino and Assessor for General Affairs emeritus of Secretariat of State, passed away at 90

Msgr. Tomáš Holub was consecrated as Bishop of Plzeň (Czechia)

Fr. Stanislav Přibyl, C.SS.R., was appointed as General Secretary of Czech Bishops’ Conference

Msgr. Tomáš Holub, Priest of Hradec Králové (Czechia) and General Secretary of Czech Bishops’ Conference, was elected Bishop of Plzeň (Czechia)

Bishop František Radkovský resigned as Bishop of Plzeň (Czechia)

Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of České Budějovice (Czechia), passed away at 72