Stanislav Přibyl

His Excellency The Most Reverend Monsignor

Stanislav Přibyl

CSsR
Metropolitan Archbishop-designate of Prague
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Prague
Appointed2 February 2026
PredecessorJan Graubner
Other postsVice president, Czech Bishops Conference (2025-)
Previous postBishop of Litoměřice (2024-2026)
Orders
Ordination22 June 1996
by Miloslav Vlk
Consecration2 March 2024
by Jan Graubner
Personal details
Born (1971-11-16) 16 November 1971
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
DenominationCatholicism
Education
MottoPax Vobis
("Peace be with you")
Coat of arms

Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R. (born 16 November 1971) is a Czech Catholic prelate who was named the metropolitan archbishop of Prague on 2 February 2026. He was bishop of Litoměřice from 2024 to 2026. He is a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).

His installation in Prague is scheduled for 25 April.

Biography

Early years

Stanislav Přibyl was born on 16 November 1971 in the Strašnice district of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the older of two sons born to Ludmila and Stanislav Přibyl. After studying at the Secondary Technical School of Surveying in Hrdlořezy and playing the organ from 1985 to 1990 in Prague churches, he spent the year 1990/91 at the seminary in Lubaszowa, Poland, and then took his vows as a member of the Redemptorists. He studied at the Catholic Theological Faculty of Charles University from 1991 to 1996, while also completing his formation at the Prague seminary.[1][2][3]

Přibyl was ordained a priest for the Redemptorists on 22 June 1996[4] in the Cathedral of St. Vitus by Cardinal Miloslav Vlk.[3] He served at the Marian pilgrimage shrine of Svatá Hora (Holy Mountain) as vicar from 1996 to 1999 and then as parish priest from 1999 to 2008. From 2004 to 2008 he was president of Caritas for the archdiocese, and in 2008 he became a member of the archdiocesan priests council. From 2002 to 2012, he led his order's Prague province. He earned his licentiate in theology in 2012 and his doctorate in theology in 2014, both from Charles University's Catholic Theology Faculty. In 2019, he received his master's degree in finance and management from the Faculty of Social Economics of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. In 2025, he received a doctorate in art history from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. He was vicar general of the Diocese of Litoměřice from 2009 to 2016, and from 2016 to 2024 he was general secretary of the Czech Bishops Conference, serving as its spokesman. From 2014 to 2023, he was administrator of the parishes in Horní Police, Jezvé, and Žandov.[2][4] In 2021, he was appointed rector of the monastery church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Malá Strana (Prague).[3]

In January 2021, as general secretary of the Bishops Conference, he joined in signing a statement denouncing anti-vaccination protestors who wore yellow stars of David while protesting government support of COVID vaccination. It said that appropriating that symbol of the Holocaust represented "a cheap, calculating cynicism that has exceeded all conceivable bounds".[5]

Episcopal career

Přibyl was appointed bishop of Litoměřice by Pope Francis on 23 December 2023.[4] He was consecrated a bishop on 2 March 2024[6] at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Litoměřice by Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Prague, assisted by Gregor Maria Hanke, Bishop of Eichstätt, and Jan Baxant, the retiring bishop of Litoměřice.[7]

On 31 December 2025, he declared 2026 a year of reconciliation marking the 80th anniversary of the post-World War II expulsion of ethnic Germans from the Sudetenland region that falls within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Litoměřice.[8] When assigned to Prague, he cited as his most important work in Litoměřice as ethnic reconciliation and opening dialogue with academic institutions and a variety of political and social organizations.[9]

Pope Leo XIV appointed him metropolitan archbishop of Prague on 2 February 2026.[6] His installation there is scheduled for 25 April.[10] He becomes the youngest to hold the position since Pavel Huyn in 1916 at the age of 48.[11] He remains administrator of Litoměřice.[12]

He has served as vice president of the Czech Episcopal Conference since 29 April 2025.[6] He holds many other positions within that Conference, including: vice-chair of the permanent council; chair of the Commission for Prevention and Protection from Abuse; member of the Commissions for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Commission for Liturgy; delegate to the Council for COMECE, the Council for Culture and Monuments, and the Council for the Media and the Catholic Weekly.[2] He also teaches pastoral theology at the Faculty of Theology, Charles University,[1] where as archbishop he will be grand chancellor of an institution where, he noted, there is "great tension" between two groups of faculty.[13] He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Technical University of Liberec.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Novým pražským arcibiskupem byl jmenován mons. Stanislav Přibyl" [Monsignor Stanislav Přibyl appointed as new Archbishop of Prague]. Vatican News (in Czech). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Mons. Stanislav Přibyl CSsR" (in Czech). Czech Bishops Conference. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Holakovský, Milan (2 February 2026). "Stanislav Přibyl střídá arcibiskupa Graubnera. Přichází s vizí pokoje i odvahou" [Stanislav Přibyl replaces Archbishop Graubner. He comes with a vision of peace and courage]. Prague Daily (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 23.12.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ Ryšavý, Zdeněk (12 January 2021). "Czech churches condemn those wearing yellow Stars of David at anti-vaxxer events, call on them to apologize". Romea. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 02.02.2026" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Novovysvätený biskup Přibyl prevzal diecézu od biskupa Jána Baxanta" [The newly ordained Bishop Přibyl took over the diocese from Bishop Ján Baxant]. Slovakia Bishops Conference (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Czech bishop declares Year of Reconciliation 80 years after World War II expulsions". EWTN News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ^ Petrík, Bohumil (2 February 2026). "Česko má nového arcibiskupa. Graubnera nahradil Stanislav Přibyl" [The Czech Republic has a new archbishop. Graubner was replaced by Stanislav Přibyl]. Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Mons Stanislav Přibyl CSsR named Archbishop of Prague". Scala News. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Nejmladší pražský arcibiskup za více než 100 let. Kdo je Stanislav Přibyl" [The youngest Archbishop of Prague in more than 100 years. Who is Stanislav Přibyl?]. iDNES (in Czech). 2 January 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Papež Lev XIV. jmenoval novým pražským arcibiskupem Mons. Stanislava Přibyla" [Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Stanislav Přibyl as the new Archbishop of Prague] (in Czech). Czech Bishops Conference. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Papež jmenoval novým pražským arcibiskupem Přibyla" [Pope appoints Přibyl as new Archbishop of Prague]. CT 24TH (in Czech). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Stanislav Přibyl, člen Správní rady TUL, je novým pražským arcibiskupem" [Stanislav Přibyl, member of the TUL Board of Directors, is the new Archbishop of Prague]. Technical University of Liberec (in Czech). 5 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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