What is Miloslav Vlk?
[[File:Miloslav kardinál Vlk 2012.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Vlk in 2012]] '''Miloslav Vlk''' ([ˈmɪloslaf ˈvl̩k]; 17 May 1932 – 18 March 2017) was a Czech prelate of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague|Archbishop of Prague]] from 1991 to 2010. He was made a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] in 1994. Vlk has been sharply critical of the rise of far-right and xenophobic sentiment in [[Central Europe]], joining Jewish protests in 2007 when right-wingers planned a march through [[Prague]]'s Jewish quarter on the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Vlk was born in the [[Písek District]] of [[Southern Bohemia]]. He died on 18 March 2017 from [[cancer]] in Prague, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news | access-date = 18 March 2017 |date = 18 March 2017 | title = Former Head of Czech Roman Catholic Church Miloslav Vlk Dies at 84 | url = http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/former-head-of-czech-roman-catholic-church-miloslav-vlk-dies-at-84 | publisher = Radio Praha}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlk, Miloslav}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in the Czech Republic]] [[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops]] [[Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church]] [[Category:Czech people]] {{bio-stub}}