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Josef Koukl

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Josef Koukl
Bishop of Litoměřice
Koukl in June 2007
Koukl in June 2007
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Litoměřice
In office 26 July 1989 – 24 December 2003
Predecessor Štěpán Trochta
Successor Pavel Posád
Orders
Ordination 23 April 1950
Consecration 27 August 1989
by František Tomášek
Personal details
Born 8 November 1926
Brno, Moravia Province, Czechoslovak Republic
Died 22 May 2010 (aged 83)
Litoměřice, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Josef Koukl (8 November 1926 in Brno – 22 May 2010 in Litoměřice) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice, Czech Republic.

Ordained to the priesthood on 23 April 1950, Koukl was appointed bishop of the Litoměřice Diocese by Pope John Paul II and was consecrated on 27 August 1989, retiring on 24 December 2003.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation "Bishop Josef Koukl". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.