Karel Kašpar
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His Eminence Karel Boromejský Kašpar |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Prague | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Prague |
| Installed | 1931 |
| Term ended | 1941 |
| Predecessor | František Kordač |
| Successor | Josef Beran |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio |
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| Ordination | 25 February 1893 |
| Consecration | 11 April 1920 |
| Created Cardinal | 16 December 1935 by Pius IX |
| Rank | Cardinal |
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| Born |
16 May 1870 Mirošov, Bohemia |
| Died | 21 April 1941 (aged 70) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Buried | St. Vitus Cathedral Prague |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové (1920-1921) Bishop of Hradec Králové (1921-1931) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Prague |
Karel Boromejský Kašpar (16 May 1870 – 21 April 1941) was a Czech Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Prague from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935.
Born in Mirošov, Karel Kašpar attended the seminary in Plzeň and the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood on 25 February 1893, and then did pastoral work in Svojšín until 1895. In 1899, he began pastoral work in Prague and was made a canon of its cathedral chapter.
On 8 March 1920 Kašpar was appointed Titular Bishop of Bethsaida and Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 11 April from Archbishop František Kordač. Kašpar was later named Bishop of Hradec Králové on 13 June 1921 and Archbishop of Prague on 22 October 1931. As Prague's archbishop, he was also Primate of the Church in Czechoslovakia.
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