Josef Doubrava

Bishop Josef Doubrava around 1912

Coat of arms of Bishop Doubrava

Josef Doubrava (born April 29, 1852 in Mníšek pod Brdy ; † February 20, 1921 in Königgrätz ) was Bishop of Königgrätz .

Career

After finishing his studies in theology, Josef Doubrava was ordained a priest. Then he was chaplain in Petrovice and from 1877 administrator in Dublovice . In 1880 he became an adjunct at the theological faculty in Prague. In 1883 he obtained a doctorate in theology and became rector of the archbishop's seminary, where he taught canon law. He later became a canon of the Prague cathedral chapter , chairman of the ecclesiastical marriage court and chairman of the Association of the Archaeological Museum.

Bishop of Königgrätz

After the death of the Bishop of Königgrätzer Eduard Jan Nepomuk Brynych , Josef Doubrava was nominated as his successor on January 9, 1903. According to the papal confirmation of June 22nd. J. the episcopal ordination followed a week later .

Web links

Commons : Josef Doubrava  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Eduard Jan Nepomuk Brynych	Bishop of Hradec Kralove 1903 - 1921	Karel Kašpar