Archbishop of Prague, persecuted under communism, turns 75
Aug 31, 2023 20:26:40 GMT
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The Archbishop of Prague, Czech Republic, celebrated his 75th birthday.
Archbishop Jan Graubner is one of the greatest modern prelates in Europe. From 1992-2022, he served as Archbishop of Olomouc and Primate of Moravia. After 30 years as Archbishop of Olomouc, he was appointed as Archbishop of Prague and Primate of Bohemia.
Jan Graubner was born into a Sudeten German family in Brno, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, in 1948. His family were wealthy and were persecuted by the regime. The family business was nationalised by the communists and he grew up in abject poverty. In 1967, he was forced to undergo "proletarianisation" by the regime, which forced him to work as a labourer for a year to purge him of his "bourgeoise" roots. In 1968, he entered the Major Seminary of Olomouc, and was ordained to the holy priesthood in June of 1973. From 1973-1975, he served as a military chaplain in the Czechoslovak Army. In the difficult conditions of a socialist state, he served as parish priest in Valašské Klobouky and in Vizovice in the Czech Republic of the CSSR in the 1970s and 1980s.
During his seminary years, he fought against the infiltration of communist functionaries into the seminary and the priesthood. He knew very well the famous Bishop Josef Vrana, whom Pope Paul VI had reluctantly appointed as administrator of Olomouc. Vrana is a controversial figure for his closeness to the regime and his support of the pro-Soviet movement of Catholic priests "Pacem in Terris", ironically named after the encyclical of John XXIII.
In 1990, he was consecrated a bishop and in 1992 succeeded to the archiepiscopal throne of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. For thirty years he faithfully carried out his mandate, until Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Prague in 2022. Since then, he has been the head of the Church in the Czech Republic.
In 1990, he took as his episcopal motto, "Quod dixerit vobis, facite" - "do whatever he tells you", the words of Mary, speaking of the Lord, at Cana.
Ad multos annos!
Before undergoing forced proletarianisation:
Archbishop Jan Graubner is one of the greatest modern prelates in Europe. From 1992-2022, he served as Archbishop of Olomouc and Primate of Moravia. After 30 years as Archbishop of Olomouc, he was appointed as Archbishop of Prague and Primate of Bohemia.
Jan Graubner was born into a Sudeten German family in Brno, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, in 1948. His family were wealthy and were persecuted by the regime. The family business was nationalised by the communists and he grew up in abject poverty. In 1967, he was forced to undergo "proletarianisation" by the regime, which forced him to work as a labourer for a year to purge him of his "bourgeoise" roots. In 1968, he entered the Major Seminary of Olomouc, and was ordained to the holy priesthood in June of 1973. From 1973-1975, he served as a military chaplain in the Czechoslovak Army. In the difficult conditions of a socialist state, he served as parish priest in Valašské Klobouky and in Vizovice in the Czech Republic of the CSSR in the 1970s and 1980s.
During his seminary years, he fought against the infiltration of communist functionaries into the seminary and the priesthood. He knew very well the famous Bishop Josef Vrana, whom Pope Paul VI had reluctantly appointed as administrator of Olomouc. Vrana is a controversial figure for his closeness to the regime and his support of the pro-Soviet movement of Catholic priests "Pacem in Terris", ironically named after the encyclical of John XXIII.
In 1990, he was consecrated a bishop and in 1992 succeeded to the archiepiscopal throne of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. For thirty years he faithfully carried out his mandate, until Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Prague in 2022. Since then, he has been the head of the Church in the Czech Republic.
In 1990, he took as his episcopal motto, "Quod dixerit vobis, facite" - "do whatever he tells you", the words of Mary, speaking of the Lord, at Cana.
Ad multos annos!
Before undergoing forced proletarianisation:
