Jaroslav Škarvada
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Jaroslav Škarvada was the Roman Catholic titular bishop
of Litomyšl and auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague, Czech Republic
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Ordained to the priesthood on March 12, 1949, Škarvada was named bishop on December 18, 1924 and was ordained on January 6, 1983 retiring on September 25, 2002.
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Litomyšl and auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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Ordained to the priesthood on March 12, 1949, Škarvada was named bishop on December 18, 1924 and was ordained on January 6, 1983 retiring on September 25, 2002.