Josef Nuzík officially inaugurated as Olomouc Archbishop

Josef Nuzík has officially become the new archbishop in Olomouc after he was officially inaugurated to the post by Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czechia during a service in the city’s St. Wenceslas Cathedral on Saturday.

The event, which was broadcast on a large screen on Olomouc’s Wenceslas Square, was attended by 24 bishops from Czechia and abroad as well as by government representatives and church leaders.

Mr. Nuzík, who is 57, was appointed Archbishop of Olomouc by Pope Francis on 9 February. He replaces Jan Graubner in the office, who became Prague Archbishop in 2022.