Dominik Duka
Dominik Duka | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Prague | |
_2.jpg) Duka in 2014 | |
| Archdiocese | Prague |
| Appointed | 13 February 2010 |
| Installed | 10 April 2010 |
| Term ended | 13 May 2022 |
| Predecessor | Miloslav Vlk |
| Successor | Jan Graubner |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro |
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| Ordination | 22 June 1970 by Štěpán Trochta |
| Consecration | 26 September 1998 by Karel Otčenášek |
| Created cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1943 Hradec Králové, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Died | 4 November 2025 (aged 82) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Coat of arms | .svg.png) |
| Styles of Dominik Duka | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. (26 April 1943 – 4 November 2025) was a Czech prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Prague from 2010 to 2022.[1] He was made a cardinal in 2012.[2] He was Bishop of Hradec Králové from 1998 to 2010.
Duka died on 4 November 2025 at a hospital in Prague, Czech Republic from problems caused by surgery at the age of 82.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "České katolíky povede Duka, papež mu svěřil úřad arcibiskupa" (in Czech). iDnes. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ "Z Dominika Duky je kardinál. Jmenoval ho papež Benedikt XVI" (in Czech). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ Pohanka, Vít (4 November 2025). "Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka dies at 82". Radio Prague International. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Zemřel kardinál Dominik Duka, bylo mu 82 let". CNN Prima News (in Czech). Prima F. T. V. Retrieved 4 November 2025.