The Czech Bishops' Conference (Czech: Česká biskupská konference) 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.
The current vice-president is Bishop Jan Vokál of Hradec Králové and the General Secretary is Monsignor Stanislav Přibyl.
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.
Czech Bishops' Conference has the following authorities:
The February 2010 CBK had seven expert committees:
The July 2022 provisions were bishops, delegates and experts advising for the following areas:
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.
CBC is the administrator of other legal entities: