František Kordač

Archbishop František Kordač

Coat of arms František Kordač, Archbishop of Prague (1919–1931)

František Kordač (born January 11, 1852 in Seletice , † April 26, 1934 in Zbraslav ) was Archbishop of Prague .

Life

František Kordač, who came from a peasant family, was ordained a priest on June 15, 1878 and then worked in pastoral care. He was nominated Archbishop of Prague on September 16, 1919 and was introduced to his office on October 26 of the same year. Kordač was the first Bohemian primate who did not belong to the nobility.

He received his episcopal ordination from the then Nuncio of Austria, Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo . After his resignation on July 12, 1931, Pope Pius XI appointed him . on July 21 d. J. Titular Bishop of Amasea. His grave is in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague .

literature

Kordač Franz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1969, p. 124 f. (Direct links on p. 124 , p. 125 ).

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František Kordač in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church

predecessor	Office	successor
Paul Count Huyn	Archbishop of Prague 1919 - 1931	Karel Kašpar Boromejský

personal data
SURNAME	Kordač, František
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kordač, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czechoslovak clergyman, Archbishop of Prague
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH	Seletice
DATE OF DEATH	April 26, 1934
Place of death	Zbraslav