Karel Herbst Explained

Karel Herbst (born 6 November 1943, in Prague) is an emeritus auxiliary bishop of Prague, a titular bishop of Siccesi and Salesian.^{[1] [2]} In the 1980s, he was the main organizer of the Salesian huts, holiday events for children in the Catholic underground. Among their participants he was known as Kája.^[3] On 19 February 2002 he was appointed and appointed on 6 April 2002 by the Assistant Bishop of the Prague Roman Catholic Archdiocese. From 1 December 2016, at his own request, he became an emeritus Bishop.^{[4] [5]}

He suffered from coronavirus disease in March 2020.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.cirkev.cz/cs/karel-herbst Mons. Karel Herbst SDB - Církev.cz
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bherbstk.html Bishop Karel Herbst
3. http://www.sdb.cz/salesiani/o-salesianech/osobnosti/karel-herbst-kaja/ Karel Herbst - Kája.
4. http://www.sdb.cz/salesiani/o-salesianech/osobnosti/karel-herbst-kaja Odcházím, protože jsem unavený
5. Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 167, Number 14, 163
6. https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/koronavirus-cesko-covid-19-nakaza-karel-herbst-biskup-dominik-duka-karantena_2003282201_tat Biskup Herbst měl pozitivní test na koronavirus, kardinál Duka je v karanténě