Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic


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.
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History

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.
In the 2021 census, 672 Czech citizens identified themselves as adherents of the Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic.

Bishops

The following bishops have governed the Old Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
  • Aloisa Paszka
  • Augustin Podolak
  • Jan Heger
  • Dušan Hejbal
  • Benedikt Pavel Stránský