Miroslav Novák
Miroslav Novak (26 October 1907 Kyjov, Hodonín District, Czechoslovakia - 5 May 2000, Rouen, France was a Czech theologian of the Old Testament, a spiritual bishop and between 1961 and 1990, the patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
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| Born | 26 October 1907 Kyjov, Hodonín District, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 5 May 2000 |
Miroslav Novak (Doctor of Theology and Doctor of Philosophy - PhD) was the Bishop of the Prague Diocese of the church from 1946 to 1961 when he was elected patriarch becoming the fourth patriarch of the church since its establishment in 1920.
In 1990 he set down when he was 83 years old and Vratislav Štěpánek was elected as patriarch.
Patriarch Miroslav Novák spent his last years in Prague and in Rouen, France, where he died on 5 May 2000 at the age of 93.
| Preceded by František Kovář |
Patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church 1961–1990 |
Succeeded by Vratislav Štěpánek |
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