Tomáš Butta
Tomáš Butta (born 12 June 1958 Prague) is the eighth patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.[1][2]
In 1984 Butta graduated from seminary and was ordained as a priest.[1] He received appointment as a rector in the Hradec Králové Region. In 1997 he acquired his doctorate in theology from Charles University in Prague.[2]
On 23 September 2006 he was elected to the position of patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.[2][3] He replaced Jan Schwarz who had resigned.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff (23 September 2006) "Czechoslovak Hussite Church has new patriarch" Radio Prague
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Patriarcha: ThDr. Tomáš Butta: VIII. patriarcha Církve československé husitské" Církev československá husitská 26 September 2006 Czechoslovak Hussite Church website article entitled "Patriarch: Doctor of Theology Tomáš Butta: Eighth patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Husité mají nového patriarchu" NetCentrum 23 September 2006 article entitled "Hussites have new patriarch"
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- This article is based in part on material from the Czech Wikipedia.
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