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Originally a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest, he became a reformist oriented clergy, and later co-founder with [[Karel Farský]] of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, a spiritual leader of the church, bishop, and eventually patriarch. |
Originally a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest, he became a reformist oriented clergy, and later co-founder with [[Karel Farský]] of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, a spiritual leader of the church, bishop, and eventually patriarch. |
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Procházka (Doctor of Theology, doctor honoris) was |
Procházka (Doctor of Theology, doctor honoris) was a theologist and professor at the Czechoslovak University Academy of Sciences. Starting 1935 until 1939 he was a supporter for the practical theology of [[Jan Hus]] at the [[Charles University]]'s (in [[Czech language|Czech]] Univerzita Karlova) Hus's Czechoslovak Evangelical Faculty of Theology (in [[Czech language|Czech]], Husovy československé evangelické fakulty bohoslovecké - HČEFB) in Prague. |
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He was Bishop of the diocese of the Czechoslovak Church in East Bohemia (1923-1928). In 1928, he succeeded Patriarch Karel Farský as patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church staying in the position until his death in 1942. He concurrently held the position of Bishop of Prague and West Bohemia Diocese of the Church also from 1928 to 1942. |
He was Bishop of the diocese of the Czechoslovak Church in East Bohemia (1923-1928). In 1928, he succeeded Patriarch Karel Farský as patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church staying in the position until his death in 1942. He concurrently held the position of Bishop of Prague and West Bohemia Diocese of the Church also from 1928 to 1942. |
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Gustav Adolf Procházka (11 March 1872, Kosmonosy, Mladá Boleslav District, Czechoslovakia – 9 February 1942, Prague) was the second patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
Originally a Roman Catholic priest, he became a reformist oriented clergy, and later co-founder with Karel Farský of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, a spiritual leader of the church, bishop, and eventually patriarch.
Procházka (Doctor of Theology, doctor honoris) was a theologist and professor at the Czechoslovak University Academy of Sciences. Starting 1935 until 1939 he was a supporter for the practical theology of Jan Hus at the Charles University's (in Czech Univerzita Karlova) Hus's Czechoslovak Evangelical Faculty of Theology (in Czech, Husovy československé evangelické fakulty bohoslovecké - HČEFB) in Prague.
He was Bishop of the diocese of the Czechoslovak Church in East Bohemia (1923-1928). In 1928, he succeeded Patriarch Karel Farský as patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church staying in the position until his death in 1942. He concurrently held the position of Bishop of Prague and West Bohemia Diocese of the Church also from 1928 to 1942.
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