Vlastimil Kročil Explained

Type:Bishop
Vlastimil Kročil
Church:Catholic
Province:česká církevní
Diocese:Diocese of České Budĕjovice
Appointed:19 March 2015
Ordination:13 June 2015
Birth Place:Brno, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Vlastimil Kročil.svg
Education:Pontifical Lateran University (1988-1993)
Pontifical Gregorian University (1993-1996)
Birth Date:1961 5, df=yes
Ordained By:Pope Francis
Consecrated By:Dominik Jaroslav Cardinal Duka, O.P.

Vlastimil Kročil (born 10 May 1961 in Brno) is a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman. He is the current Bishop of Budweis.

Life

After graduating in 1986 he was rejected three times for the Theological Faculty in Litoměřice. He moved to Italy, where he studied at the Pontifical Lateran University (1988-1993) and the Pontifical Gregorian University (1993-1996). He was ordained priest on 16 July 1994 and named Bishop of Budweis on 19 March 2015 by Pope Francis.[1]

References

  1. Web site: 19 March 2015. Appointed new bishop for České Budějovice, Vlastimil Kročil. 2 July 2020. cirkev.cz.

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