Archbishop of Praha
Bishop Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R., was born on 16 November 1971 in Praha. On 22 June 1996 he was ordained a priest for the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). After ordination, he first held the roles of chaplain of the Shrine of Our Lady at Svatá Hora (1996-1999), parish priest of the same Shrine (1999-2008), and provincial superior of the Congregation of the Redemptorists and president of archdiocesan Caritas of Praha. He was awarded a licentiate in theology in 2012, and served as vicar general of the diocese of Litoměřice and secretary general of the Czech Episcopal Conference (2009-2016), administrator of the parishes of Horní Police, Jezvé and Žandov. He graduated with the title of Magister and engineer in economics and management and was awarded a doctorate in theology (2019) and a doctorate in history of figurative art (2025). He was a member of the National Team for the Synod on Synodality. On 23 November 2023 he was appointed bishop of Litoměřice, receiving episcopal consecration the following 2 March. Since 29 April 2025 he has served as vice president of the Czech Episcopal Conference.