Czech Republic

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
17 Mar 1945		Archbishop Karel Otcenášek	Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové
28 Jul 1946		Bishop Ivan Ljavinec	Bishop Emeritus of Czech Republic, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
2 Jan 1949		Giovanni Cardinal Coppa	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
12 Mar 1949		Bishop Jaroslav Škarvada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}
22 Aug 1949		Tomáš Cardinal Špidlík, S.J.	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti
23 Apr 1950		Bishop Josef Koukl	Bishop Emeritus of Litomĕrice
9 Mar 1963		Bishop Petr Esterka	Auxiliary Bishop of Brno
7 Apr 1963		Archbishop Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
10 Oct 1965		Archbishop Erwin Josef Ender	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
12 Jul 1967		Bishop Jan Blaha	Bishop of the Titular See
23 Jun 1968		Miloslav Cardinal Vlk	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}
22 Jun 1970		Bishop Dominik Duka, O.P.	Bishop of Hradec Králové
Most Junior
30 Mar 1996		Bishop Ladislav Hucko	Bishop of Czech Republic, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
26 Jun 1977		Bishop Pavel Posád	Auxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}
27 Jun 1976		Bishop Vojtech Cikrle	Bishop of Brno
26 Jun 1976		Bishop Václav Maly	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}
26 Jun 1976		Bishop Josef Kajnek	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové
21 Jun 1975		Bishop Jirí Padour, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}
23 Jun 1973		Bishop Karel Herbst, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}
23 Jun 1973		Archbishop Jan Graubner	Archbishop of Olomouc
23 Jun 1973		Bishop Jan Baxant	Bishop of Litomĕrice
15 Aug 1972		Bishop František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem.	Bishop of Ostrava-Opava
1 Jul 1972		Bishop Josef Hrdlicka	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc
27 Dec 1970		Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, O.P.	Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

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