Alois Kothgasser

Austrian Roman Catholic prelate (1937–2024)
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His Excellency

Alois Kothgasser
Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg
Alois Kothgasser in August 2004
Appointed27 November 2002
Term ended4 November 2013
PredecessorGeorg Eder
SuccessorFranz Lackner
Orders
Ordination9 February 1964
by Giuseppe Cognata
Consecration23 November 1997
by Reinhold Stecher
Personal details
Born(1937-05-29)29 May 1937
Died22 February 2024(2024-02-22) (aged 86)
Salzburg, Austria
Previous post(s)Bishop of Innsbruck (1997–2002)
MottoVERITATEM FACIENTES IN CHARITATE
Coat of armsAlois Kothgasser's coat of arms
Styles of
Alois Kothgasser
Reference style
  • His Excellency
  • The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Alois Kothgasser (29 May 1937 – 22 February 2024) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate. He was the bishop of Innsbruck from 1997 to 2002 and Primas Germaniae and archbishop of Salzburg from 2003 to 2013.[1][2] He died in Salzburg on 22 February 2024, at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. ^ Salzburger Alterzbischof Kothgasser gestorben (in German)
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Alois Kothgasser
  3. ^ "Salzburger Ex-Erzbischof Kothgasser gestorben" Die Presse, 22 February 2024

External links

  • Alois Kothgasser at Catholic Hierarchy
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Georg Eder
Archbishop of Salzburg
2002–2013
Succeeded by
Franz Lackner
Preceded by Bishop of Innsbruck
1997–2002
Succeeded by
Manfred Scheuer


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