Josef Antonín Hůlka (10 February 1851, Velenovy – 10 February 1920,

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) was a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman. He was ordained priest on 18 July 1875 in České Budějovice, later becoming one of its

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s. He was nominated its bishop on 4 December 1907 by

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, a nomination confirmed by

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twelve days later. He was consecrated bishop on 6 January 1908.

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*http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhulka.html *http://www.bcb.cz/Dieceze/Dieceze/Biskupove 1851 births 1920 deaths People from Klatovy District Bishops of České Budějovice 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Austria-Hungary {{CzechRepublic-RC-bishop-stub