František Radkovský

František Radkovský's coat of arms

František Radkovský (born October 3, 1939 in Třešť ) is a Czech clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Pilsen .

Life

From 1957 to 1962 he studied mathematical statistics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague , which he obtained with a doctorate in C.Sc. completed. After completing his military service in a Slovak garrison, Radkovský worked from 1964, first as a statistician at the National Research Institute of the Glass Industry and later at the Pedagogical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , where he dealt with the reform of mathematics teaching in schools.

From 1966 Radkovský studied at the theological faculty in Litoměřice . František Radkovský was ordained a priest on June 27, 1970 and was pastor in Marienbad and later in Franzensbad . Twenty years later, on 17 March 1990 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Aggar and auxiliary bishop in Prague . The Archbishop of Prague František Tomášek donated him the episcopal ordination on April 7, 1990. Co- consecrators were the Prague Auxiliary Bishops Jan Lebeda and Antonín Liška .

Since May 31, 1993 he was the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Pilsen on the same date. Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on February 12, 2016.

Honors

2003: Art Prize for German-Czech Understanding (2003)
2009: honorary citizen of Pilsen , Třešť and Telč
2015: Medal of Merit (1st grade) of the Czech Republic

Web links

Commons : František Radkovský - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Literature and other media by and about František Radkovský in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Homepage of the Diocese of Pilsen: Bishop Radkovský (Czech)
Entry on František Radkovský on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Plzeň (Repubblica Ceca) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 12, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
---	Bishop of Pilsen 1993–2016	Tomáš Holub

personal data
SURNAME	Radkovský, František
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Pilsen
DATE OF BIRTH	October 3, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Třešť

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Plzeň (Repubblica Ceca) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 12, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 (Italian).