Czech Bishops' Conference


The Czech Bishops' Conference is the standing episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of the Czech Republic. Based in Prague, the CBC represents the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. It was founded in early 1993, the date of independence for the Czech Republic, as the successor to the Czechoslovak Bishops' Conference. Members of the Bishops' Conference according to canon 447 CIC: in conjunction perform pastoral duties in favor of the Christians in their territory, to achieve the greater good which the Church gives to people according to law, especially apostolic actions suitably adapted to the time and place. The Episcopal Church of the conference is a legal entity run by the Apostolic See, its character and activities are governed by the 1983 Code of Canon Law, specifically canons 447-459. Members of the Czech Bishops' Conference are diocesan bishops of Latin Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, and position them on an equal footing with auxiliary bishops and other titular bishops both within or outside for the Czech Republic and perform specific tasks under a mandate from the Holy See or the Czech Bishops' Conference.
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Presidents

The current vice-president is Bishop Jan Vokál of Hradec Králové and the General Secretary is Monsignor Stanislav Přibyl.

Speaker

The CBC speaker function is traditionally filled by a person who is not a member. In this capacity, he succeeded Daniel Herman, Martin Horalek, Miloslav Fiala, Irene Sargánková. Sometimes mentioned as a spokesman for the employee of the press center CBK Gračko George, in whose purview the website management, translation and editing of foreign news.

Collective bodies

Czech Bishops' Conference has the following authorities:
The February 2010 CBK had seven expert committees:
  1. For the Doctrine of the Faith
  2. For the liturgy
  3. For the priesthood
  4. For Catholic Education
  5. Economics and law
  6. Joint committee of ČBK and KVŘP
The July 2022 provisions were bishops, delegates and experts advising for the following areas:
  • Media
  • Laymen a movements
  • Family
  • Youth
  • Healthcare
  • Spiritual service in the army, prisons, police and firefighters
  • Expatriates
  • Ecumenism
  • Iustitia et Pax, minorities and migrants
  • Mission and new evangelization
  • Culture and heritage
  • Information technology
  • Cooperation with the Commission of the Bishops Conference of the EU
  • Nepomucenum
  • Eucharistic congresses
  • Care of creation
  • Czech Catholic Biblical Work
  • Charity and social services
The head of the Bishops' Conference Secretariat Secretary General, member of the CBC. He shall be responsible to the Secretary, Executive Secretary, press center and professional sections. In February 2010, the Secretariat had specialized sections: Translation, economic, legal, religious education, catechesis, youth and pastoral-evangelistic.

Established legal entity

CBC is the administrator of other legal entities:
  • National Center for Family
  • St. Egidio Community
  • Work of Mary - male part
  • Work of Mary - female part
  • The St. Vincent de Paul in the Czech Republic
  • Mothers Prayers - a movement of Christian Mothers
  • Caritas Czech Republic
  • Czech Catholic Biblical Work
  • Beatitudes community in the Czech Republic
  • Fatima apostolate in the Czech Republic

Former members

Roman Catholic bishops

Greek-Catholic bishops