Franz Xaver Nagl

Franz Xaver Nagl S.T.D. (26 November 1855 – 4 February 1913) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Vienna as well as Titular Latin Archbishop of Tyre.

His Eminence Franz Xaver Nagl
Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Vienna
Installed	24 September 1911
Term ended	4 February 1913
Predecessor	Anton Josef Gruscha
Successor	Friedrich Gustav Piffl
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
Orders
Ordination	14 July 1878
Consecration	15 June 1902
Created cardinal	27 November 1911 by Pius X
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	26 November 1855 Vienna Austrian Empire
Died	4 February 1913 (aged 57) Vienna Austro-Hungarian Empire
Nationality	Austrian
Residence	Vienna
Previous post	Bishop of Trieste e Capodistria (1902–1910) Coadjutor Archbishop of Vienna (1910–1911)
Coat of arms

Styles of Franz Xaver Nagl
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Vienna

Biography

Nagl was born in Vienna, Austria, as the son of Leopold Nagl, a doorman, and Barbara Kloiber. He was educated at the Seminary of Krems and later at the Seminary of Sankt Pölten from 1874 until 1878, then finally at the University of Vienna, where he earned a doctorate in theology in 1883. He was ordained on 14 July 1878 and did pastoral work in the archdiocese of Vienna until 1882, when he was appointed chaplain of S. Maria dell'Anima in Rome, where he served until 1883. He was professor of philosophy and exegesis at the Seminary of Sankt Pölten until 1885. He was Chaplain at the Imperial Court of Vienna from 1885 until 1887. He was Rector of the Priest College and Church S. Maria dell'Anima from 1889 until 1902. He was created Protonotary apostolic in 1893 and was Canon of the cathedral chapter of Vienna.

Episcopate

Pope Leo XIII appointed him Bishop of Trieste and Capodistria on 2 June 1902, and he was consecrated on 15 June. He was promoted to the titular see of Tiro and appointed coadjutor bishop of Vienna on 19 January 1910, succeeding to the metropolitan see of Vienna on 5 August 1911.

Cardinalate

He was created Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in the consistory of 27 November 1911 by Pope Pius X. During his time as Archbishop of Vienna he was a counselor to Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria and member of the Chamber of Lords and of the Landtag. He died in 1913.

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