Tomáš Butta
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Tomáš Butta (born 12 June 1958 in Prague) is the eighth patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.[1][2]
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Born | (1958-06-12)12 June 1958 |
Alma mater | Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University |
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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 in 2005.[3]