Background
Vlk, Miloslav Cardinal was born on May 17, 1932 in Lisnice, Czechoslovakia.
Vlk, Miloslav Cardinal was born on May 17, 1932 in Lisnice, Czechoslovakia.
Graduate, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1960. Student, Faculty of Theology, Litomerice, Czechoslovakia, 1968. Doctor (honorary), Illinois Benedictine College.
Doctor (honorary), University St. Thomas. Doctor (honorary), Theological Faculty Passau.
Archivist Regional Archives of Trebon and Jindrichuv Hradec, 1960-1961. Archivist, director District Civic Archives of Ceské Budejovice, 1961-1964. Ordained priest Diocese of Ceske-Budejovice (Budweis), Czech Republic, 1968.
Secretary to Roman Catholic Bishop of Ceské Budejovice, 1968-1971. Priest Laziste and Rozmital pod Tremsinem, 1971-1978. Denied permission to work as priest, 1978.
Window cleaner Prague, 1978-1986. Archivist Czechoslovak State Bank, 1986-1988. Parish priest Sumava Mountains, 1989-1990.
Ordained bishop, 1990. Bishop Diocese of Ceske-Budejovice (Budweis), 1990-1991. Archbishop Archdiocese of Prague, 1991—2010, archbishop emeritus, since 2010.
Elevated to cardinal, 1994. Cardinal-priest S. Croce in Gerusalemme, since 1994. Member Council of European Bishops Conferences, 1990-2001, president, 1993-2001.
President Czechoslovak Bishops' Conference, 1991-1993, Czech Bishops' Conference, 1993-2000. Member Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Member Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
Member of Council for the Interpretation Legislation Texts, Congregation for Oriental Churches.