Czechoslovak Hussite Church
The Czechoslovak Hussite Church (Czech: Církev československá husitská, CČSH or CČH; Slovak: Cirkev československá husitská) is a Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church after World War I in former Czechoslovakia.
Czechoslovak Hussite Church | |
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Církev československá husitská | |
Jan Hus Memorial and St. Nicholas Church, Prague | |
Classification | Christian |
Orientation | Hussite |
Theology | Neo-orthodox |
Polity | Mixture of Presbyterian and Episcopal |
Patriarch | Tomáš Butta |
Dioceses | 6 |
Vicarages | 22 |
Associations | Conference of European Churches, Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe |
Region | Czech Republic Slovakia |
Language | Czech, Slovak |
Founder | Karel Farský |
Origin | January 8, 1920 Czechoslovakia |
Separated from | Roman Catholic Church |
Aid organization | Hussite Diaconia |
Official website | www |
Both the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and Moravian Church trace their tradition back to the Hussite reformers and acknowledge Jan Hus (John Huss) as their predecessor. It was well-supported by Czechoslovakia's first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, who himself belonged to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.
The Czechoslovak Hussite Church describes itself as neo-Hussite.
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