Dominik Duka

His Eminence

Dominik Duka

O.P.
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Prague
ArchdiocesePrague
Appointed13 February 2010
Installed10 April 2010
Term ended13 May 2022
PredecessorMiloslav Vlk
SuccessorJan Graubner
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Hradec Králové (1998–2010)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Litoměřice (2004–2008)
  • Archbishop of Prague (2010-2022)
Orders
Ordination22 June 1970
by Štěpán Trochta
Consecration26 September 1998
by Karel Otčenášek
Created cardinal18 February 2012
by Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1943-04-26) 26 April 1943 (age 81)
Hradec Králové, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
NationalityCzech
DenominationCatholic
Motto
  • In Spiritu Veritatis
  • "In the Spirit of Truth"
Coat of arms
Styles of
Dominik Duka
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. (born 26 April 1943) is a Czech prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Prague from 2010 to 2022.[1] He was made a cardinal in 2012.[2]

Duka served as Bishop of Hradec Králové from 1998 to 2010. He was the spiritual protector and chaplain general of the Orléans obedience of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem from 2012 to 2021.

  1. ^ "České katolíky povede Duka, papež mu svěřil úřad arcibiskupa" (in Czech). iDnes. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Z Dominika Duky je kardinál. Jmenoval ho papež Benedikt XVI" (in Czech). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.