Prague archbishop takes post of heading Czech Bishops’ conference

Dominik Duka, the Prague archbishop, was elected the new head of the Czech Bishops’ Conference on Tuesday, the Czech news agency ČTK reported. Dominik Duka is the head of the Czech Republic’s largest diocese and as such was favored by many to be elected to the post. He is replacing Jan Graubner, the Olomouc archbishop, whose second five-year term expired this year. While each archbishop is the lone superior of their diocese, the head of the Czech Bishops’ Conference is in charge of coordinating the activities of all dioceses and may also be chosen to represent the Czech Catholic Church in dealing with the government. In the 1990s, Miroslav Vlk served in both posts.