Josef Kupka
Josef Kupka (born May 7, 1862 in Schwarzenberg ; † June 20, 1941 in Nová Říše ) was Bishop of Brno .
Life
Josef Kupka attended the Slavic grammar school in Brno, studied theology in Brno and from 1887 to 1889 at the University of St. Thomas Aquin in Rome and received his doctorate on July 24, 1891. of theology at the Theological Faculty in Olomouc. After studying philosophy, he earned the degree of Dr. phil.
He was ordained a priest on September 20, 1884. In 1889 he taught as a religion professor at a German school in Hustopeče and in 1890 as a professor of pastoral theology at the Theological College in Brno.
On April 10, 1924 he was by Pope Pius XI. Appointed Titular Bishop of Adraa and Auxiliary Bishop in Brno . He was consecrated on September 7, 1924 in the Cathedral of Brno, on May 31, 1926 he became administrator of the diocese. After the resignation of Brno Bishop Norbert Johann Klein , he was appointed his successor on October 22, 1931. The solemn enthronement was on the feast of the Conception of Mary, December 8, 1931.
He found his final resting place in the crypt in the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Brno.
Web links
- Entry on Josef Kupka on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Portrait (czech)
Bishops of Brno
Mathias Franz Graf Chorinsky von Ledske | Johann Baptist Lachenbauer | Vinzenz Joseph Graf Schrattenbach | Wenzel Urban by Stuffler | Franz Anton Gindl | Anton Ernst Count Schaffgotsch | Karl Nöttig | Francis of Sales Bauer | Paul Count Huyn | Norbert Johann Klein | Josef Kupka
Sedi vacancy 1941–1946 | Karel Skoupý | Sedi vacancy 1972–1990 | Vojtěch Cikrle
Auxiliary Bishops in Brno
Josef Kupka (1924–1931) |
Petr Esterka (1999-2013) |
Pavel Konzbul (since 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kupka, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech clergyman, Bishop of Brno |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwarzenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1941 |
| Place of death | Nová Říše |