RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jonová, Jitka
T1 Catholic Congress in Kroměříž and Olomouc in 1901 - in the Context of National Conflicts
JF Historica Olomucensia
YR 2015
VO 48
IS 1
SP 99
OP 109
DO 10.5507/ho.2015.004
UL https://historica.upol.cz/artkey/hol-201501-0004.php
AB Catholic Congresses were organized in Bohemian and Moravian dioceses since the end of the 19th century. In 1901 Olomouc Archbishop Theodor Kohn decided to organize a Catholic congress in Olomouc archdiocese. The complicated national situation led him to the decision to divide the congress in two parts: for Czech inhabitants in Kroměříž and for German inhabitants in Olomouc. A programme, a choice of speakers or topics were created in a cooperation with archbishop's curia, which took care of non-political meaning of congresses as well as non-preferential choosing archdiocese's speakers. Both congresses were very successful, gave the religious impression only and a participation of people was high. However, certain discontentment seemed to be evident in anticlerical print. At the same time, news about conflicts between Archbishop and Olomouc city council appeared. Not even a favourable result prevented worsening Archbishop Kohn's position in the archdiocese, which later culminated in his resignation from Olomouc archbishop's throne.